Portrait of the Son marks Josephine Nobisso's 104th book, almost all of them for children, with several translated into various languages. (She, herself, is fluent in three languages, and conversant in four others.) Her work has won dozens of awards, and she has earned significant personal citations, the most recent being her investiture as "Honorary Dame" into the Order of Saint Michael of the Wing, the oldest Catholic, royal, and dynastic order in existence. The author has a special love for the arts, especially as they apply to picture books. Two of the only three eligible titles released by the publishing house she launched were short-listed for the Caldecott Medal. Throughout her 20's, Miss Nobisso acted as representative for an art gallery in New York City, placing original art work into private and major museum collections. A mentor to many writers, she spent 25 years presenting 100 author programs and writing workshops per year, in an innovative method she developed, which is featured in her book, Show; Don't Tell! Secrets of Writing , and she also published a landmark children's poetry book, HOT CHA CHA! , which models myriad poetic styles, and includes an instructive essay with illustrative tips on the subject. Theodore Schluenderfritz is the illustrator of several books, including The Old and New Children's book series by Maura Roan McKeegan, The Attic Saint by Tim Drake, and Darby O'Gill and the Good People by Herminie Kavanagh.

He and his family live in Littleton, Colorado. You can view more of his work at www.5sparrows.com.