Dave Sargent was born in northwest Arkansas in May of 1941. His childhood was spent in the hills of Arkansas where he learned the way of animals but did not learn to read or write. Sargent has inverted-mirrored vision, a severe form of dyslexia, and didn't learn to read until age 20. Sargent spent most of his life as a dairy farmer and didn't start his wrting career till he had retired from the dairy business. Sargent began writing books for children in 1990, after his wife, Pat, encouraged him to write down the stories he often told his children. Once he overcame the obstacle of being unable to read or write, he successfully began a writing career with his wife. Sargent has published 328… books.
Pat Sargent was born in 1936 and raised in Southeast Oklahoma where her parents were teachers. She taught grade school in Oklahoma and Arkansas for 15 years before retiring. She encouraged her husband Dave to write down the stories that he told their children, and when he retired, the two began to write those stories. Together they have written over 200 books.