Thacher Hurd

Thacher Hurd is the artist and author of such favorite picture books as Mama Don't Allow, Mystery on the Docks and Art Dog. Thacher began his artistic career in fine art before authoring and illustrating children's books. His entertaining stories engage a wide range of topics from the rhythm of jazz music in Mama Don't Allow (1982) to alien bovine abduction in Moo Cow Kaboom (2003). Thacher's most popular titles include Art Dog (1997), about a super-hero canine museum security guard, and Zoom City(1998) in which dogs hurtle through city streets in high-powered automobiles.