STEVE MOORE is a syndicated cartoonist, children's book author and creator and writer of animated feature films. In 1985, Moore created In the Bleachers, a comic distributed worldwide by Andrews McMeel Syndication. In 2016, Moore reluctantly handed off his Bleachers comic due to Essential Tremor, a neurological disability that causes shaking in the hands. (Cartoons in this book were curated from Moore's archive of more than 11,000 drawings that he created from 1985 to 2016.) Moore also is author and illustrator of King of the Bench, a series of middle-grade novels published by HarperCollins. In film, he teamed up with Oscar-winning Rango producer John Carls to create, write the original story and serve as Exec. Producer for Open Season, Sony Pictures Animation's first feature film. Moore also was creator, writer and producer of the animated movie Alpha & Omega for Lionsgate Films. He is a former Exec. News Editor for the Los Angeles Times. Moore graduated from Oregon State University and received a Masters degree in Journalism & Communications from the University of Oregon. Moore grew up in La Canada Flintridge, California. He has three grown children - Jakob, Lauren and Chris - and lives in Idaho with his wife, Melaine, a parrot named Ulu and a hilarious snake named Tiny Fey.