Eric R AndersonEric R. Anderson was born in Arizona and raised across three states: Ohio, Indiana, and Texas. Eric holds a master's degree in rhetoric and writing from Northern Arizona University. As a high school English teacher, he enjoys "passing on" his love fo classical literature to his students. Eric believes edu- cation should challenge the mind and uplift the spirit. Pook and Boogee is an attempt to do both. His first foray into children's literature included classics like The Frog Who Cannot Jump and The Untidy Teacher. Both earned him high marks from his first and second grade teachers. Art has always been important to Eric. From an early age, he displayed his works on his parent's refrigerator door; some are now on display on the "family art gallery" wall in the game room. Eric began painting in his teen years and still finds joy in putting a brush to paper. A self-professed nerd, he spends time playing Dungeons and Dragons and board games with his family. He has also had quite an interesting athletic career: to our knowledge, he still holds the Grimmer Middle School record for the 200-meter dash. Read More Read Less