John P.(Jack) Curtin, Jr has loved books and drawing since he was a kid growing up in southern New Hampshire. It was not long ago that Jack was a student in elementary school and now at the age of twenty-one has co authored and illustrated four children's books with two more scheduled for this year.  

   He is an Eagle Scout, and currently a Merrimack College student. To date, He has read to over 2,500 students, at more than thirty-five elementary schools and local libraries.

    Jack still lives in Litchfield, New Hampshire. He continues to write books and visit schools around New England to introduce children to the wonders of reading, writing, and drawing.