Jack D. Ferraiolo

Jack D. Ferraiolo is the author of The Big Splash (a 2009 Edgar Award nominee), the forthcoming sequel, The Quick Fix (Spring 2012) and Sidekicks (2010), which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. He also works in animation, winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation as the head writer for PBS's WordGirl (a series he co-created). He was an editor and producer for Home Movies (on Adult Swim) and a writer, director, editor, and producer for O'Grady (on The N). Recently, he created Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion for PBSKidsGo.org, a broadband-based show about an 8-year-old David Lee Roth-type kid who's sole purpose in life is to teach the world the awesomeness of music. In his personal time, Jack enjoys apples and American-style blue jeans.