About the Author and Illustrator

David M. Beadle's creative background and concern for environmental issues culminated in the creation of The Day the Trash Came Out to Play. As a musician he performed and mixed music during the burgeoning London electronic dance scene. Around the same time he performed with the Hip Hop band Soho and saw success with a No. 3 Billboard hit.

On coming to the USA in the early 1990's David wrote music for the Sid and Marty Krofft's video series I wish I were..... and the Family Channel's Okee and Dokee show as well as scoring music for the full length feature film Meet the Mosaics.

More recently a recipient of nine Emmy nominations for sound work on television shows including NYPD Blue, In Search of Dr. Suess, Chicago Hope, mini-series The Diary of Anne Frank, and Steven Spielberg's cable mini-series Taken, David has won Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound on HBO's Six Feet Under and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge starring Halle Berry. David has always been concerned with environmental issues. With the publication of The Day The Trash Came Out to Play, David looks to a new way of broadcasting environmental education to our youngest citizens.

David, his wife Debra and two children live in the tidy town of South Pasadena, California.

Indiana Artist Laurie A. Faust loves the rewards of seeing her characters spring to life from the pages of the children's books she illustrates. An aspiring artist since the age of ten, the "Hoosier State" native now runs her own home-based design business, Laurie Faust Designs, in the small town of Noblesville. Her colorful murals, special event design and graphics have been on display for projects conceived for Purdue University, the Indianapolis Zoo, and Indianapolis Museum of Art, as well as numerous local businesses and private residences.

Combining family togetherness and a rich professional life in the midst of picturesque surroundings away from the busyness of the big city suits the Faust clan --- Mom, Dad, four children and two cats --- just fine. Old-fashioned parades and natural surroundings sustain their childlike appreciation for the wonders of life, and Laurie's children share her passion for creative expression, especially delighting in the finished books she collaborates on. The Day The Trash Came Out to Play is Laurie's second children's book.