Alligator Slim and His Snazzy Jazz Band

Samuel E. Pittman II pens stories with meaning that are easy for the youngest of readers to grasp. He earned a BA in English with a minor in coaching from Texas A&M. A teacher who enjoys the combination of jazz playing and pencils writing in his middle-school English language arts class, Pittman is just the man to write about Alligator Slim and his jazz band. He lives in College Station, Texas, and spends his free time watching sports, listening to music, reading and writing, playing chess, brewing tea, and gardening--where he's always keeping an ear out for crooning critters! As a former artist at Hallmark Studios, Sheila Bailey knows all about creating images that celebrate happy times as well as ones that help people get through difficult changes and struggles. She earned a degree in graphic design from San José State University and worked at Will Vinton Studios, creating animations. Bailey lives on Sauvie Island, Oregon, with her family, where she spends a lot of time going on calls for the fire department and working in her orchard.