John Lithgow is the New York Times best-selling author of The Remarkable Farkle McBride, illustrated by C. F. Payne, which was a Publishers Weekly bestseller, a Time magazine Best Book of the Year, and an American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists. He is also an award-winning actor, best known for the role of High Commander Dick Solomon in the long-running NBC comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun. "Farkle and Friends," the concert for children that he performs in orchestral halls throughout the country, includes a rendition of Marsupial Sue.