ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michele Gardner

Michele graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television Communications and a minor degree in Theatre.  After college she immediately started her career in the entertainment industry; which spans over thirty years. 

After many years in radio Michele made several career changes including going back to school to earn an Advance Child Care Management Certificate from Triton College where she wrote and illustrated Stingy Benji  for a classroom assignment.  Michele then went into the childcare industry for several years, returned to radio, moved on to television, film and theatre production. 

Within that time frame Michele wrote and illustrated the second book in the Stingy Benji book series entitled The Return of Stingy Benji.