Jerrold Connors was born in the United States, raised in Indonesia and Canada, and currently makes his home in the Bay Area in Northern California. He has taught STEAM in elementary schools, has made games for websites like PBSkids.org and Noggin.com, and interactive exhibits for museums like The Lawrence Hall of Science and the Children's Creativity Museum. Jerrold has had an illustration featured in The New Yorker and was the 2017 James Marshall Fellow at the University of Connecticut. Most recently, he's been livestreaming on YouTube, where he connects with young creators around the world. Jim! is his debut picture book with a major publisher.
★ “Funny and filled with [insights.] Smart kids (and adults) love James Marshall, and they will love this biography.” —Booklist (starred review) ★ “Charming, funny, strange, and sad. A better bio of Jim could hardly exist.” —Kirkus (starred review) “Poignantly, comically human—just like the beloved characters he created and the generations of readers who have embraced his stories.” —Publishers Weekly