Rick riordan

    

   Rick riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of a new series The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan a bedtime story shared with his oldest son was just the beginning of his journey into the world of children's books.

     Already an award-winning author of mysteries for adults, Riordan, a former teacher, was asked by his son Haley to tell him some bedtime stories about the gods and heroes in Greek mythology. He had taught Greek myths for many years at the middle school level, so he was glad to comply says Riordan. "When I ran out of myths,  was disappointed and asked him if I could make up something new with the same characters.