Barry GoldbergBarry Goldberg has a passion to entertain and educate kids. He has worked as a professional artist/illustrator for over 30 years. After Art School he worked at a school and residential program for developmentally disabled children, in 1986 he got hisbig break working at Neal Adams Continuity studio in NYC. He then worked as a freelance illustrator... as a colorist at DC Comics, Illustrating packaging for toy companies including Nintendo, Mattel, Fisher Price...plus others. Since 1996 he has illustrated over 100 picture books mostly based on popular children's TV shows such as....Sesame Street, the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Scholastic, and the Henson Company. In 2006 he accepted a position as Character Art Director/Head Illustrator at H.I.T Entertainment where he oversaw all character art relating to Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney, and Bob the Builder. Since 2014 Barry has worked at Sesame Workshop as a staff character artist drawing Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and the rest of the gang. In addition, Barry continues to work on outside projects that interest him and fulfill his passion to entertain and educate kids. Barry lives on Long Island, New York with his wife, who is a public school teacher. They have three grown children: 2 artists, 1 normal. I am a recently retired high school English teacher. What I miss most about teaching is that wry smile that lights a student's face when he or she grasps the meaning of a thought or theory. For like a dandelion's seed, there is no telling where the wind will carry that awareness. Read More Read Less