Joe Sutphin is an Eisner-Award-winning illustrator of books for kids such as Andrew Peterson's treasured Wingfeather Saga, the New York Times bestselling Word Of Mouse by James Patterson, the bestselling newly envisioned edition of Little Pilgrim's Progress (Moody Publishers) and the official graphic novelization of Richard Adams's timeless classic, Watership Down (Ten Speed, 2023). His love of nature, and of the living creatures in the fields and woods around his home, has informed his art for much of his life. Joe lives in a barn in Ohio with his wife Gina and a bunch of cats.