Born in 1930, Larry Gnagey grew up in small Illinois villages where his father was employed as superintendent of schools. At an early age, he developed a deep religious faith and decided that his life would be dedicated to working in some manner with children. During this time he became an avid reader and soon discovered that he had been given the ability to create original stories. This avocation remains an important part of his life.

During thirty-five years in public school education, Mr.Gnagey was a music teacher and finally an elementary principal. He used stories to teach, enrich, and entertain those children in his care. As a principal, he held stories in the lunch room nearly every day as the children ate their meals.

Upon his retirement he has continued to present stories to school children, churches, clubs, and teacher seminars. He has worked closely with the Champaign County Forest Preserve Early American Museum in order to assist in heritage enrichment. His series of historically based books for children is an extension of this commitment.

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