Joe Leeย is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, and clown. With a degree from Indiana University centering on Medieval History, Joe is also a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Baileyโs Clown College. He worked for some years as a circus clown. He is the illustrator of a bakerโs dozen of For Beginners books including,ย Barack Obama,ย [Howard]ย Zinn, Shakespeare, Postmodernism, Deconstruction, Eastern Philosophy, andย Global Warmingย among others. Joe lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Mary Bess, son Brandon, cat George, and the terriers (or rather terrors) Max and Jack.ย ย