Gary Harbo

Gary was raised in Lynd, a small farming town in southwestern Minnesota. Gary loved playing baseball, basketball and football, as well as reading and drawing. When he was 9 years old his parents began to frame his drawings and encouraged him to pursue his talent. To this day he remembers how great it felt to have his drawings hanging from his parents walls. Gary's love of drawing resulted in several first place finishes in art competitions for his colored pencil wildlife illustrations.

Gary has written and illustrated 25 children's books over the last 25 years. He has visited 700 schools in 13 states and taught over 300,000 elementary students how to draw his cartoon characters. His motto is "Where the pencil meets the paper is where your imagination comes to life."

For information on how to request Gary to share his talents at your school email him at gharbo@garyharbo.com. Gary also does a free art lesson on his website each month. Check it out at www.garyharbo.com