Greg McCracken

Gregory McCracken grew up on a small farm in northwest central Pennsylvania with his mom and dad and seven brothers and sisters, and in his heart he has never left there. He and his wife Gwen are the parents of three, two now adults who are out in the world and one who is about to finish high school. He admits that the happiest time of his life was while his kids were growing up and he was an at-home dad. He has worked as a dishwasher, hod-carrier, bookseller, actor, carpenter and tutor. In his spare time, of which he has little, he loves to hike up mountains, either alone or with anyone who wants to come along. Currently, he is a teacher and head of school in Reston, VA.. He is fond of telling anyone who will listen that everything you need to know about life can be found in the pages of the Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad books.