Josh Merchant has always been an author/illustrator at heart, but not one in trade until recently. Josh grew up on small town sensibility in Delano, Minnesota. Josh attended Bemidji State University, and later moved to the Fargo/Moorhead area to complete his degree in International Business at Moorhead State. After graduation, he received an invitation to Guangzhou, China, where he taught an amazingly fun bunch of first- and second-graders while receiving Chinese tutoring. He also acted in Chinese commercials, a mini-series, and was featured on several billboards and catalogs. There he learned he was better at illustration than acting. Josh currently lives in beautiful Victoria, Minnesota, with his really cool wife and amazing kiddo, Rissa (a.k.a. Roo).
