Keep, Richard: - Richard Keep is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of children's picture books who earned his art teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin. His two solo books demonstrate his love of digital illustration and cut paper collage. He sometimes collaborates on books with his wife, children's author Linda Lowery. Rick and Linda resided for eight years in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico and currently call the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee their home. Web site: www.richardkeep.net