Manhattan may not be the first place you would look for a strong family with a good father, but the author of a new children’s book reveals one living on a lake in Central Park. In The Handsome Little Cygnet, writer and illustrator duo Matthew Mehan and John Folley show us a family of swans coping beautifully with an identity crisis.

Author Archives: Jennifer Minicus
Jennifer Minicus lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. A former French, Latin and mathematics teacher, Jennifer currently enjoys the responsibilities of a "domestic engineer", particularly making jam and drinking coffee. She has been evaluating children's literature since 2001 and conducts summer book clubs for elementary school students. Although her favorite place to read is the beach, she is more often seen with a book in school parking lots, doctors' offices and little league baseball games.