Mark Knepprath

Mark Knepprath is the Author and Illustrator of the PB & Friends children's book series, which has sold both domestically and internationally.

"My desire to be an author goes all the way back to high school, maybe even before that. Books for me were a way to escape for a while to another world, where I could be a detective, or an action hero, or just to see the world through someone else's eyes. I went on every one of the Hardy Boys adventures! To me, that is the real gift of reading."

"My primary goal on the journey to authorhood was to hold a book in my hand with my name on the cover. It's a great feeling, although a bit self-serving. My hope is that my books make someone happy. I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction from that."

"Automobile restoration is a hobby of mine, and I have my own small collection of classic cars. Like books, each of these cars was a blank page on which to create. And like books, the restoration of each of these cars was an epic adventure."

Mark lives in Wisconsin with his wife and son.