Robb Pearlman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, editor, and pop culturalist. He has written more than 30 books, including Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel, Bob Ross: My First Book of Colors, The Bob Ross Cookbook, The Bob Ross Happy Little Creativity Journal, Bob Ross By the Numbers, and Life Lessons from Bob Ross.

Bob Ross (1942-1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and the creator and host of PBS's The Joy of Painting, an instructional painting technique television series that originally ran from 1982 until 1994.