Clifford B. Hicks (August 10, 1920 – September 29, 2010) was an American writer and magazine editor, best known for his children's books chronicling the adventures of Alvin Fernald.
[1] He graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, then served as a U.S. Marine during World War II, earning the Silver Star.
The next year, he wrote The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald,[1] the first of a series of books about a boy who relies on his "Magnificent Brain" to solve problems.
[3] Hicks wrote one non-fiction children's book, The World Above (1965), which discusses the Earth's atmosphere and the universe beyond.
[4] In 1971, he began the Peter Potts series,[1] which follows the misadventures of a small town boy who often gets into trouble "by accident".