Clay Anderson

Clay is husband to Karen, and father to two boys and two girls. ''Since becoming a dad, I've found myself enchanted by children’s picture books. There's nothing quite like them—charming, whimsical, heartfelt, funny, artful, poignant. They capture my children’s imagination and wonder, and they reignite my own. So I decided it was time to start writing.'' Clay was raised in the Chicago suburbs, where his roots are deep; he recently moved his family into the same house where he grew up. His day job is in IT, but he has worked with children and youth for more than twenty years. ''Writing brings together two things that give me incredible joy: working with kids, and creating something beautiful.''