~Encyclopedia Brown is a series of books featuring the adventures of boy detective Leroy Brown, nicknamed "Encyclopedia" for his intelligence and range of knowledge. The series of 29 children's novels was written (one co-written) by Donald J. Sobol, with the first book published in 1963 and the last novel published posthumously, in 2012. The Encyclopedia Brown series has spawned a comic strip, a TV series, and compilation books of puzzles and games.~ ~in memory of Eunice P. Hilliard~ hey HMers, one of my fondest memories of my childhood was reading mr. donald sobol's encyclopedia brown books.as i remember it i was introduced to them by a young english teacher who would later become one of the finest educators and guidance councelors baltimore city maryland has ever seen. during my young years she taught me the importance and joys of reading and words.over the years i spent hours reading whatever i could get my hands on be it solving mysteries with leroy ,nancy,frank and joe or sitting at the round table with arthur even adventuring through the forests of sherwood.not to mention the comics i bought with my 35cents allowance.least i forget our wonderful scrabble games. as a late teen i found my true love, art.i began to tell stories of my own as pictures.jump forward give or take to about 22 years ago i shaped an art collection called infinite eye comprised of images and stories.a small part of i'm happy to say, are a part of this gallery. you see the lady,affectionately known as mrs hilliard to students,friends and peers was my mom.without the gifts she gave me i may never have reached my dream of telling you all my stories. mom passed away this past may.even though she's moved on from this world she will always be next to me watching as i continue to tell my dreams . thanks always mom...