A board-certified neonatologist, Dr. Gary cared for seriously ill newborns for thirty-five years in the Neonatal ICU at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio. During that time, he also wrote "The Baby Beat," a weekly medical column for Alliance, Ohio's daily newspaper. After authoring a series of five award-winning Leaping Larry picture books, illustrated by Chris Sharp, Dr. Gary and Chris have created a groundbreaking series of Tummy Love prenatal board books for parents to read aloud to their babies before they are born.