Marlene McKnight KoenigDavid Phillip Parks is the author/illustrator of the children's book, "Weather ... It Matters," the co-author and illustrator of "David's Castle On Crescent Beach," the illustrator of "Kevie Keanu's Walk With Nana" and the cover illustrator of "My Da Was So Mean: A Memoir of One of the World's Oldest Baby Boomers" by Elizabeth Streb Parks. Wanting to live a balanced life, his interests also include music (plays drums, guitar, bass, and keyboard), inventing, metal working/welding, athletics and nature. He furthered his academic studies at a state university, majoring in meteorology and severe weather. Read More Read Less