Joe Weissmann was born in Austria and came to Canada at the age of eleven. He studied art at the Mus�e des beaux-arts de Montr�al and Concordia University. An award-winning illustrator, Joe works for both book and magazine publishers in Canada and the United States. His many books include The Bug Book and Bottle, The Bird Book and Feeder, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and Mummies, Monsters, Ghosts, and Magic. He lives in rural Ontario with his wife, two dogs and three cats. <br <br