Francis and Eddie

Publisher: Why Not Books

A century ago, in 1913, the world's finest golfers gathered at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, to compete in golf's national championship, the U.S. Open. Joining them was a little-known amateur, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet, who lived across the street from the course and taught himself to play by sneaking onto the fairways with the only golf club he owned. His caddie? Ten-year-old Eddie Lowery, who stood only four feet tall. Together, against their idols and in front of a crowd that grew from a handful of spectators to a horde of thousands, they attempted to pull off the impossible. Along the way, they forged a lifelong friendship. In FRANCIS AND EDDIE award-winning author Brad Herzog and award-winning illustrator Zachary Pullen celebrate golf's most inspiring underdog story. What Seabiscuit is to the "sport of kings" Francis and Eddie are to the "gentleman's game."

Zachary Pullen’s character-oriented illustrations have appeared in Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The New York Times Book Review, Golf World and many other publications. His first two picture books, The Toughest Cowboy and The Greatest Game Ever Played, received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Alfred Nobel: the Man Behind the Peace Prize, was a National Best Books finalist in 2009. He is also the author-illustrator of Friday My Radio Flyer Flew. A youth golf volunteer who plays to a single-digit handicap on the links, Zak has been honored several times with acceptance into the prestigious Society of Illustrators juried competitions. He has also been featured in the Communication Arts Illustration annual collection of the best in current illustration. He lives in Wyoming with his wife and son.