About the Author

Leo C. Frisk, Jr. was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1950. When he was seven years-old, his family moved to a small country town in Massachusetts. It was here, living in a house with a backyard filled with woods and ponds, he grew up learning about and playing with all kinds of animals and insects. Catching snakes and turtles during the day and lightning bugs at night were just a few of his regular childhood adventures. But then as all boys do, he grew up, was soon married, and was blessed with a boy of his own. When his son was just two, Leo learned he was going blind. Unable to read any longer, he began to make up stories while pretending to read to his son. He soon discovered that his son liked his stories better than the ones that were actually in the books he was holding. Today, Leo is totally blind and writes his stories from the many childhood memories he has stored in his imagination. Because of this, he considers himself to be a 64 year-old boy with his wife Gail. Leo now resides in Harrisville, Rhode Island, in a small house in a rural area surrounded by neighbors who he considers friends. He spends his days caning chairs, working in his yard and writing children's stories using his talking computer -- stories he hopes children of all ages will enjoy.