Kirk WernerA published children's book author himself, lifelong Washington state resident Kirk Werner considers himself to be, first and foremost, an illustrator as drawing has always been his first passion and is something that he began doing well before he evr learned to read or write as a chid, and creating visual art (as both an illustrator and graphic designer) is something he has continued to do in his adult life because it brings him great satisfaction- without the stress associated with being a writer and worrying about such weighty matters as run-on sentences. Read More Read Less