Hi! I’m Jake, the author half of the duo that makes up the ‘JJ’ moniker. The illustrator, James, is my father. We’ve collaborated professionally since I was four years old. Some of our earliest projects include cowboy movies set in outer space and superhero comics about a radioactive elephant. 

 

Fast forward a few decades, and I’ve had the opportunity to speak at festivals, libraries, bookstores, and schools across the province. I won the University of Waterloo's top undergraduate pitch competition after developing a system to provide children's books to underfunded Ontario classrooms, and hold a seat on the Canadian Society of Children's Authors (CANSCAIP) Board of Directors.

 

I relate to young readers because, at my core, I’m the same kid I’ve always been. I love telling stories more than anything in the world, and I'm still doing so alongside the best illustrator in the business.