Barclay Newman was Chief Translator of the Contemporary English Version of the Bible; he has also translated numerous Malay poems and short stories into English. Jean Butler Newman is an accomplished artist, a prizewinning woodcarver, and an experienced editor. They have two daughters, three granddaughters, two great-granddaughters, and two great-grandsons. The Long and Shori of It is a fascinating story with colorful pictures that combine to tell how the Longs and the Shorts and the Sames all lived happily together in the tiny town of It, even though some of them had deep blue eyes while others had dark brown eyes, and their noses were not at all alike!