Ross Burach is an author and illustrator with a degree in fine arts from the University of Massachusetts. Since graduation, Ross has focused on designing characters and backgrounds for animation studios within children's media. He has always loved combining words and pictures to create humor and has since found the perfect blend for a career in children's books. Ross currently lives with his wife in a tiny apartment in a humongous city called New York. He hopes to one day have a pet giraffe. There's a Giraffe in My Soup is his first book.