Mark H. McCraw has spent more than a decade in education, working with children and students of all ages, from infants through college students. He is an Air Force/Air Force Reserves Disabled Veteran. Mark is a father of four adult children and a grandfather of nine grandchildren. He currently lives in Oklahoma.

Mark is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWBI), Alliance of Independent Authors (AIA), Oklahoma Literacy Association (OLA), Oklahoma Library Association (OLA), Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) Membership Manager, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Jr. Vice Commander.