About this item
Just like visitors and locals, Larry the pup loves the Navy Pier, Chicago-style hot dogs, the L, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, the “Bean”, and more! Fans of the best-selling Larry Gets Lost in Chicago will love this board book introducing young readers to the sites and sounds of the city. We know your little ones will too.
About the Author
John was born in Seattle and grew up on Vashon Island, WA. After working as a reactor operator on a US nuclear submarine he returned to Seattle for art school and a series of staff illustration jobs, eventually becoming a character artist for Disney Consumer Products in Los Angeles. He eventually left Disney to freelance and his clients include Warner Bros., Fox, Dreamworks, Mattel, Hanna-Barbera, Visa, even Amazon. He is also an accomplished muralist, having designed several large scale pieces for Hassenfeld Children's Hospital in New York City, and Funko headquarters in Everett and Hollywood, CA.In 2006 he wrote and illustrated Larry Gets Lost in Seattle, the first of more than 30 Larry Gets Lost titles in an award-winning series with total sales of over 500,000. Larry is loved in schools and libraries across America and beyond.John is now a toy designer at Funko in Everett, WA where he lives with his beautiful wife and two dogs (neither named Larry) .
