Michael Robert VerrettMichael Verrett grew up in St Mary parish near the unhurried Bayou Teche and acres of green sugar cane. He has written, illustrated, or contributed to five dozens of books and created another dozen photo books from his travels around the United State, Europe and South America. A retired homicide detective and police sketch artist, he was also a member of the U S Army. LTC Michael Verrett retired with over 30 years of active duty and the reserves with the U S Army, His cartoon strip Army Life was a feature in the magazine, The Desert Voice published in Kuwait. Michael has taught gifted art in the West Baton Rouge Parish School System, contributed murals to regional schools, and is a graduate of Institute of Children's Literature and the FBI's Facial Forensic Imagine Course. Read More Read Less