Jared Devon Lee was born in Van Buren, Indiana on August 19, 1943.

His work has been associated with Scholastic Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Dutton Children's Books, US Postal Service, New York Telephone, Bell South, L.L.

Bean, Procter and Gamble, Ralston Purina, Lands' End, and Hasbro, to name a few.

The best-selling books have been done with authors Lucille Colandro, 'There Was An Old Lady' and Mike Thaler, 'The Black Lagoon' series.

In the past, Jared also created a humorous line of equestrian products including t-shirts, coffee mugs, note pads, and stuffed horses that sold in over 1200 stores throughout the United States and abroad.