Grandfather's Wrinkles

Kathryn England is the author of Grandfather’s Wrinkles, illustrated by Richard McFarland. Kathryn began writing when she was in her 40s and has been a prolific writer since then. In addition to her adult fiction which has appeared in many Australian magazines, Kathryn’s junior novels have been published by Lothian Books, Barrie Publishing, Macmillan Education Australia, and Wendy Pye Limited. She had a non-fiction book published by Scholastic Australia and her children’s fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Scholastic Australia Lucky Magazine, The School Magazine of the NSW Department of Education, Pearson Education Australia Spinouts Series and a Reading and Language Arts Assessment Program of McGraw-Hill America. Kathryn is married, has four children and three grandchildren, and lives in Penrith, Australia.

Richard McFarland is the illustrator of Grandfather’s Wrinkles, written by Kathryn England. Born in Chicago, he spent most of his childhood summers visiting family in Texas where he learned to appreciate the great outdoors and began to use nature in his art. One particular picture of a bobcat, with amazingly realistic eyes that appeared to follow you around the room, won Richard a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a retouch artist for a large printer in Chicago, perfecting his skills through the years, which in turn laid the foundation for the exceptionally life-like portraits that he paints today. One of his most beautiful works is titled Somewhere in Time, after the movie of the same name. Richard was commissioned to paint the stars, Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve, standing in front of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, the romantic setting for their movie. This is Richard’s first picture book, and he really is a grandfather – with wrinkles. Compare Richard’s photo on the back flap of Grandfather’s Wrinkles with the grandpa in the book for a great surprise. Richard lives in Huntley, Illinois with his wife, Fran.