Trumpet was too loud, clarinet was too soft — here's 'The Story of the Saxophone'

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Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome met at a "Purple Rain" party when they were 19 — sophomores at Pratt Institute.

"I asked her to dance, and we've been dancing together ever since," says James Ransome.

Cline-Ransome was in the fashion department. Ransome was an illustration student. They began dating.

"I think we knew we were a match because he would help me with all of my art projects and I would help him with all of his writing assignments," says Cline-Ransome. "And that's kind of how we knew we would be together forever."

They've now been married for 33 years. During that time, Lesa Cline-Ransome became an author and James Ransome, an illustrator. Together, they've now created multiple picture books including Before She Was Harriet, Overground Railroad, and Satchel Paige.