Gregory Charles PageWinter in Michigan provided glorious mounds of snow in my youth for snow forts, snowballs, snowmen and snowwomen, and many snow sculptures. These early times were an inspiration for the Cold Ones characters in this book and in two additional books ofThe Great Snowstorm series, "The Great Snowstorm" and "The Vegetarian Polar Bears". With love for the outdoors, I spent much of my free time with winter sports and summers in the water, in the woods and on the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.This love of the outdoors led me into studies of Landscape Architecture in my early college days at Michigan State University. The studies stressed design in the environmental relationships, the ecosystems of plant communities and the balance of all natural things. Once drafted during the Vietnam War, I worked in army illustration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Using the GI Bill, I was fortunate to continue my studies at the University of Michigan and graduated with additional degrees in Architecture. This profession led to employment in Illinois, Florida, and California designing land plans and architecture. Read More Read Less