Erik Brooks

Thanks for visiting and for investigating a little bit more about me and my books. As an author AND illustrator, I often have the terrific job of illustrating a story for someone else. I spent most of my elementary school years living in Anchorage, Alaska so I have a special (although certainly not exclusive) place in my heart for all of my polar bear/arctic-oriented books! Illustrating several books a year keeps me busy, but I also love sharing my work with schools and libraries around the country -- and I coach track and XC at my local high school to keep from sitting in a chair all day :) I also write/illustrate a weekly comic for my local newspaper, and you can check out weekly updates at www.hartspass.com. Stay tuned for LATER, GATOR! (Sterling) in July 2016 and check out the book trailer to see what it's all about. Hang loose, Mongoose! Erik