JOHN SKEWES began work as a product designer and character artist for Disney Consumer Products before leaving to start his own company, Retrodyne Industries, in 2001. His clients include Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Fox, Pixar, Simon & Schuster and Amazon. As the creator and illustrator of the award-winning Larry Gets Lost children's book series, John has followed Larry from the southern tip of Texas to tiny Nome, AK, and has been lost several times himself. He has illustrated over 30 children's books, including the Elliott the Otter, A Ticket to the Pennant and the Wetmore Forest books. He now works for Funko in Everett, Washington.
Praise for the Larry Gets Lost series ""The story's colorful, retro-inspired illustrations bring the beloved city highlights to life, and make them seem magical again even to a jaded city kid who walks past them every day."" —Red Tricycle ""These wonderful, easy-reading books for children of all ages highlight many of the wonderful things to do and see while traveling to these cities. Both armchair and actual travelers will relish getting lost with Larry."" —Cheryl Weems, Deschutes Public Library system, the Bulletin