James Sturm is the author of several award-winning graphic novels for children and adults, including "James Sturm s America", "Market Day", "The Golem s Mighty Swing" and "Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow". He is also the founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the National Association for Comics Art Educators. He created Adventures in Cartooning with collaborators Alexis Frederic-Frost and Andrew Arnold. Sturm, his wife, and two daughters live in White River Junction, Vermont.