The Adventures of Pinky Whiskers and Sharp Nose: 2nd Edition - Softcover

I wrote The Adventures of Pinky Whiskers and Sharp Nose at the age of 22. It is loosely based on stories I heard as a child while sitting on my grandmother's lap. The characters came from the imagination of her father. My 19 year old kid brother, Greg, provided hand drawn illustrations for the book and my wife Natalie produced the cover art. I self-published the book in a time when digital self-publishing tools were not available. I designed the cover, printed the pages and covers, and bound the books myself, using a professional binding machine that I took out a loan to purchase. While my approach to publishing was not the wisest financial decision, it is one I do not regret. My brother, Greg, passed away in 2012 at the age of 32 and I cherish the time we spent together collaborating on the book. While writing is not my day job and I will likely never get back out what I put into it, and while Greg was by no means a professional illustrator, I would love to share the story that brought me so much joy as a child with anyone who cares to read it. I am pleased to see part of my brother live on through the five simple hand drawn illustrations in the book.

Brian Young lives in the Seattle Washington area where he works as a tech employee for Amazon. He loves to write when he can find the time. His amazing wife, Natalie is an elementary school teacher. Natalie is a breast cancer survivor. They have three children. Brian wrote his first children's chapter book, The Adventures of Pinky Whiskers and Sharp Nose, in 2000. It is based on stories made up by his great-grandfather that he heard while sitting on his grandmother's lap as a small child. They captivated his mind and he wanted to share them so he put them in a book.

Brian continues to write during his free time. He has partially completed two adult fiction novels and looks forward to publishing them along with more books in the near future.