Mike Lester

Self-taught cartoonist Mike Lester is modest about his achievements, claiming he "could not hit the curve but [he] could hit a nerve." With that in mind, he's spent his career drawing book illustrations, comics, and editorial pieces for a variety of publications.

With five National Cartoonist Society awards to his name, as well as two Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of National Cartoonists, Lester is syndicated in a variety of outlets. He has also written and illustrated several books, including "A Is for Salad," one of the New York Times's Top 10 Children's Books of 2000.