Michael Paraskevas

Michael Paraskevas (born 1961) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animation producer best known for co-creating along with his mother Betty in the Canadian animated children's television series ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast''. The show was based on the 1996 book ''The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide'' and its sequels, all of which were also created by the Paraskevases. Together, they authored 20 children's books. and created three animated series: ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'', ''Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse'', and ''The Kids from Room 402''. They also produced and created ''The Tangerine Bear'' as a direct-to-video Christmas special.

Michael Paraskevas's illustration work has appeared in magazines all over the world, including ''Time'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Newsweek'', ''Town & Country'', ''Esquire'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''The New York Times''. Provided by Wikipedia