As co-creator of VeggieTales, co-founder of Big Idea and the voice of the beloved Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki has been dedicated to helping parents pass on wholesome values to their kids through storytelling for over two decades. Mike currently serves as the assistant professor of film and animation at Lipscomb University. The Dead Sea Squirrels is Mike's first kids' book series, which he has been delighted to write from the home he shares with his wife, Lisa, and two children in Franklin, Tennessee. Mike and his creative team are currently developing The Dead Sea Squirrels animated series.