John Lithgow is the New York Times best-selling
author of The Remarkable Farkle McBride, illustrated
by C. F. Payne, which was a Publishers Weekly
bestseller, a Time magazine Best Book of the Year,
and an American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists.
He is also an award-winning actor, best known for the role
of High Commander Dick Solomon in the long-running NBC
comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun. "Farkle and Friends,"
the concert for children that he performs in orchestral
halls throughout the country, includes a rendition of
Marsupial Sue.