Rick Carton is the illustrator of a book series based in what town?
Rick Carton Rick Carton is a self-taught illustrator of the "Edgar & Ellen" book series, and co-founder of Star Farm Productions, a children's entertainment company. Currently, he lives in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Melvyn Grant Grant was born in London, England. Always interested in illustrated arts, he attended the Brassey School of Fine Art from the age of twelve before dropping out at the age of eighteen. After studying electronics and working in a variety of short-term jobs, including as a guitarist, Grant travelled throughout Europe to improve his painting style. Upon his return to England, he worked as an illustration with various media, including animation. Soon he found a niche doing covers for books, mostly Fantasy work, but also science fiction. He also displayed versatility ranging from cute children's artwork to dark and realistic adult images. Grant has produced illustrations for many books, including the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks "FF 3: Deathtrap Dungeon, FF9: Shamutanti Hills, FF 11: Khare Cityport of Traps", and "FF13: The Seven Serpents", Terry Pratchett's "Where's My Cow?", The Demonata series by Darren Shan and The Bartimaeus Trilogy (USA) by Jonathan Stroud.