Marc Brown

Marc Tolon Brown born November 25 1946 is an American author and illustrator of childrens books Brown writes as well as illustrates the Arthur book series and is best known for creating that series and its numerous spinoffs The names of his two sons Tolon Adam and Tucker Eliot have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one He also has a daughter named Eliza whose name appears hidden in at least two books He is a threetime Emmy award winner the Arthur TV series adapted from the books was named number one on PBS for three years 1997 2000 2001 He also served as an executive producer on the show during seasons ten through twentyfive He currently lives in Hingham Massachusetts