Interviewed by Kaye Cloutman

Gene Barretta is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. Among his honors is the 2007 Carolyn W. Field Award for “Best Book by a PA Author/Illustrator” by the PA Library Association for his book, Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin. Other recent releases include Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones, Jack the Tripper and Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog with Joy Behar from TV’s The View. His new release is Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Gene has also contributed illustration and animation to the children’s programs Sesame Street and Between the Lions. And, over the last two years, he has designed characters for The Jim Henson Company.

He lives with his wife Leslie and son Benjamin in Wynnewood, PA. For more information on Gene and his work, please visit: www.genebarretta.com.

Click HERE to read SBR’s review of Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci.