"My Backyard Jungle" in The Red Gumboot Storytime Colouring Book (Spring 2008)

David currently lives in southern California. He spent 22 years in Hawaii prior to moving to “The Mainland” and still considers the islands his home. He is a marketing consultant who has enjoyed the freedom of working for himself since an early age. David has written a full length political expose/satire, a large compilation of humorous jokes and stories, and four children's picture books.

David’s other interests include; inventing products for the promotional industry, playing and writing music, traveling, surfing, SCUBA diving, hiking, traveling, and adventure seeking. He is also the founder of An Arm and A Leg Foundation, a non-profit which raises funds to provide state-of-the-art prostheses, replacement parts, and therapies for disabled American veterans.

David has two grown children and a grandchild who also live in Southern California.

Birthday: December 27th

Favorite children’s picture books:

Where The Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
by Dr. Seuss

Favorite chileren’s novel:

The Wind In The Willows
by Kenneth Grahame

Artistic Inspirations:           

Dr.Seuss                                                                                                                                           Ernest Hemingway
James Michener
Ken Follet

Favorite quotes:
 
“Don't measure your life by how many breaths you take, measure it by how many times your breath gets taken away”                                                                                                                            -Unknown
 
“I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it”                              -Thomas Jefferson
 
“I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then..”                                                                             -Bob Seger, Against The Wind