Jim and Terri met at an advertising agency where was an art director and she was public relations manager. Their first date was to a wedding. Jim has illustrated dozens of books and magazines, and Terri has written hundreds of articles, but this is the first book they've published together. Jim is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Terri's B.A. degrees from the University of Central Florida are in English Literature and Journalism. The Stecks live with their daughter, Jaimie, in Winter Garden, Florida.