Anthony Pearson

Anthony Pearson is not a spy. He's not. We promise. He's actually a school counselor, a child therapist, and the author of Baby Bear Eats the Night , illustrated by Bonnie Leick. But that didn't stop him from digging for clues about "Mary Had a Little Lamb." What he found made him imagine what could have inspired the rhyme: a sheep that is totally, absolutely, 100 percent in control of things ... or maybe just 95 percent. And squirrels in sunglasses. Oh, and a witch flying a helicopter. But...See more

Anthony Pearson is not a spy. He's not. We promise. He's actually a school counselor, a child therapist, and the author of Baby Bear Eats the Night , illustrated by Bonnie Leick. But that didn't stop him from digging for clues about "Mary Had a Little Lamb." What he found made him imagine what could have inspired the rhyme: a sheep that is totally, absolutely, 100 percent in control of things ... or maybe just 95 percent. And squirrels in sunglasses. Oh, and a witch flying a helicopter. But you didn't hear about the Fairytale Bureau of Investigations from him. Anthony and his family live in deep cover in Georgia. Get more intel about him at www.AnthonyPearson.info. See less