ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kimberly DesJardine originally hails from Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Speech Communications. She has 25 years of both client and agency experience in advertising and retail marketing. Kimberly lives with her husband, Keith, two girls, Madeleine and Mason, and dog Ryder. They split their time between Marin County and Healdsburg, CA, their home away from home in the Sonoma Wine Country where she drew inspiration for “Gabby”. This is her first children’s book.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
A Southern California native, Bill Hart graduated cum laude from Woodbury University’s Design School with Minor’s in Illustration and Photography with specific course training in Topics in Children’s Design. While this is Bill’s first completely Illustrated book, he has contributed his skills to many of his design projects over his 17 year career. Bill and his wife Heidi make their home in the Los Angeles area, but are often found traveling abroad, hiking in the local mountains, scheming about their next home project or road trip adventure.