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About the Author

Walter C. Kilgus , author and grandfather of Emma and Bess, practices law in Northern Illinois, and lives with his wife Joann at the edge of the “Great Woods.”

Contact the author at wkilgus@yahoo.com

About the Artist

Craig Howarth , who hails from Durban South Africa, has illustrated over fifty books, including many children’s stories.

He has, once again, provided the marvelous illustrations for the author’s narrative in Bess Takes a Ride .

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