John Bibee

John Bibee (born January 2, 1954) is an American children’s book writer. He is the author of eight books in the Spirit Flyer Series, as well as eight books in the Home School Detectives Series. His books have been read during children’s story hours broadcast on radio stations across the country. Several of his books have won awards from Christian Home & School magazine. A former grade school teacher, Bibee currently lives and writes in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Cindy, and two lively little dogs.

Bibee was born in Delaware, and subsequently spent his childhood years in Florida, Missouri, and Colorado, in which his father worked as a horticulturist, before moving back to Delaware when he was in the 8th grade. His mother was an elementary school teacher and reading specialist, and instilled in Bibee a love for reading.

Bibee’s passion to write was kindled during the 8th grade by a very special English teacher, the late Mr. Norman Reynolds. Through the years, Bibee has worked in a variety of settings, and lives in a self-built home, in order to pursue his dream of writing inspiring children’s stories.

The Magic Bicycle was the fifth novel that Bibee wrote, but the first to see publication in 1983, followed by seven other novels in the Spirit Flyer Series. The second series of eight that Bibee penned was the Home School Detectives Series.

The geography and lifestyle of north central Missouri, especially the small towns and rural areas, form the setting for his stories. Bibee engages the imaginations of his readers through adventure fantasy stories and leads them into the Deeper World, a place where children play an important role in the struggle between good and evil.