ie ▁M ims ▁Hop kins ; ▁and ▁Rail road ▁John ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Rock ▁Run , ▁written ▁by ▁Tony ▁Cr unk . ▁His ▁illustr ations ▁have ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁mag az ines , ▁such ▁as ▁High light s ▁for ▁Children , ▁Spider ▁and ▁Cr icket , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁gall eries ▁and ▁museum s ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁older ▁of ▁two ▁sons , ▁Austin ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Florida , ▁drawing ▁favorite ▁characters ▁from ▁The ▁Add ams ▁Family , ▁S co oby ▁Do o ▁and ▁Disney ▁films . ▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁college , ▁Austin ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Medical ▁Techn ologist , ▁but ▁later ▁found ▁he ▁couldn ’ t ▁resist ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁changed ▁his ▁major . ▁ ▁After ▁college , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁illustr ation ▁career , ▁creating ▁displays ▁for ▁the ▁music ▁industry . ▁ ▁He ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Georgia ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Kim , ▁and ▁their ▁sheep ▁dog , ▁R iley , ▁both ▁who ▁appear ▁regularly ▁in ▁his ▁books . ▁Austin ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Port folio ▁Sol utions ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁jur or ▁for ▁the ▁Young ▁Georgia ▁Auth ors ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁influ ences : ▁Charles ▁Add ams , ▁Chris ▁Van All s burg , ▁C . F . ▁Pay ne , ▁Edward ▁G ore y , ▁Peter ▁de ▁Sé ve ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Austin ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁G CP ST V ▁program , ▁The ▁Author ▁In