Stephen wrote the original Dancing Yeti story while working on the set of Gangster Squad in 2011.
Peter Gullerud was the 5th illustrator to help create the final image of Junga. He has created all the character designs for the books Junga the Dancing Yeti and Junga Meets Heidi.
Joseph Tako, father of the author, passed away during the production of the book Junga the Dancing Yeti. Stephen asked Peter Gullerud to memorialize his father by adding a portrait of "Grandpa Yeti" in a scene, based off of Joseph's image.