Maxwell Eaton III is a highly tolerated author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Truth About Crocodiles , The Truth About Elephants , and The Truth About Dolphins . When he isn't drawing talking animals, he can be found in a canoe with his wife and daughter in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Maxwell Eaton III is a highly tolerated author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Truth About Crocodiles , The Truth About Elephants , and The Truth About Dolphins . When he isn't drawing talking animals, he can be found in a canoe with his wife and daughter in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.