Jami Gigot
Jami Gigot is the author and/or illustrator of several picture books including My Daddy Can Fly, Starboy - Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie, Imagination Vacation, Mae and the Moon and Seb and the Sun (which was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award). She also works in the vfx film industry as a visual artist and has worked on more than 30 motion pictures such as Marvel's Shang-Chi, and Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she studied digital animation at Vancouver Film School and worked in Los Angeles and London before moving back to Vancouver, B.C., where she now lives with her husband, two children and a big orange cat. In addition to writing, illustrating, or working on films, Jami loves cozying up with a good book and thick socks, and hiking through the rainforest with her family. Visit her at http://www.jamigigot.com.