Author Profile

Author Profile -- Ken Baker

BORN: Provo, Utah

PARENTS: Kay Baker and Carol Baker

SPOUSE: Denise Dickerson

EDUCATION: B.S. Information Management, Business minor

PLACES LIVED: Orem, Provo (Utah), Sunnyvale (California), Bari, Palermo, Ragusa, Taranto, San Severo (Italy)

OTHER JOBS HELD: business writer, product marketing manager, network support technician, metal mill worker, painter, bird cage builder, roofer, construction worker, delivery truck driver, janitor, and burger flipper

HOBBIES: windsurfing, basketball, coaching youth soccer, scuba diving, guitar, reading, eating ice cream, and playing with my five kids

RECENT BOOKS: Brave Little Monster (HarperCollins)

PUBLISH WITH: HarperCollins

SCHOOL VISIT ACTIVITIES: assemblies, writing workshop, presentations on writing and reading

WEBSITE FEATURES: Lesson plans, school visit information, children's literature resources, book reviews, author biographies (www.bravemonster.com)