Jennifer Bower is the illustrator of over ten books, including The Funniest Man in Baseball- The True Story of Max Patkin. She grew up on a steady diet of classic cartoons and midcentury picture books, many of which still bear her bite marks. Jennifer earned her BFA degree roughly twenty years after picking up her first crayon. She lives in North Carolina where she spends time knitting, working on crossword puzzles, container gardening, volunteering at Mitey Riders, and loving on her fur-babies.