Zeph Ernest is the author and illustrator books for children, young adults and adults, including Zari's Big Day, Volumes 1 and 2; The Crow and the Pitcher: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable and Adventures of Little David. Mr. Ernest is the founder of Z E Graphics, Inc., a graphic design, and self-publishing firm. For over 20 years, Mr. Ernest has contributed to many college-level academic books as a Graphic Designer and illustrator. He maintained a blog "The Declined Soul and the New Economy," for several years (2007-2014), which explored subjects of an ethical nature affecting the quality of life. He is an artist whose preferred medium is oil paints, and whose favorite subject matter is the landscape. Mr. Ernest also paints Geometric Abstract Art using acrylic paints. Mr. Ernest graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.F.A. He later attended Boston University School of Graphic Design and Pace University School of Computer Science in New York.