Jean Van Leeuwen (born December 26, 1937)[1] is the author of over forty children's books, including the Oliver Pig series, and Bound for Oregon.
She studied journalism at Syracuse University and currently lives in Chappaqua, New York.
His two cohorts in adventure are the scholarly Raymond ("the Rat") and the sensitive, explosive-loving Fats ("the Fuse", although his birth name is revealed to be Dudley in the most recent story).
Originally, the trio lived in the Bijou Theater, but Marvin led them in a semi-successful robbery of a cheese shop down the street, and they temporarily moved in there.
At the start of the second story, they move into a dollhouse in the toy section of Macy's Department Store, and all subsequent adventures have either taken place or begun there.