David Gardner

David C. Gardner grew up loving picture books, puppets, and cartoons, and now has three decades of experience as a professional illustrator. He's been the illustrator of many books for children including The Harvey Milk Story, Sarah Gives Thanks, and Write On, Irving Berling! He also worked on movies like Beauty and the Beast as an artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He studied filmmaking at Northwestern University and illustration at the American Academy of Art. He now lives in Sarasota, Florida and teaches at Ringling College of Art & Design. You can visit him at www.flyingdogstudio.com.