Chad Otis spent part of his formative years living on a school bus that zig-zagged its way from Iowa to California and then got a BFA in Design from the University of Washington. He spent years working with Disney, Nickelodeon, Mattel, Hasbro, and others as a game designer, creative director and animator for digital content before coming to picture books, as both an illustrator and author-illustrator. Chad thrives on heartfelt, humorous stories – with unique, vibrant characters at their core. He lives on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in Idaho.
