Through his career as an Architectural  Designer and Construction Manager, Greg Watkins learned to foster understanding and bring people with differences together.
Greg draws from his own diverse heritage, Swedish on his Mothers side of the family and raised in the summers by his paternal Grand Mother who was Irish and his Grand father was of Ottawa Indian decent. Both Grand Mothers were great storytellers and artist. Greg credits many of his gifts to these two great women!
In 2001, after being seriously injured in an auto accident, he seized the opportunity to  follow his dream of being an Author and Illustrator.

Greg Watkins, loves being around children, and has given numerous presentations and has written articles in various publications to teach children about bullying, forgiveness, and friendship.
His first book, A Big Beaked, Big Bellied Bird Named Bill, featured on Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s syndicated show, teaches children the value of treating everyone with love and compassion, even the bullies.
Brendon Mouse’s Big Idea to Save the Bad Bird Bunch continues with the bullying theme and teaches children the important lessons of accepting one another’s differences and the value of forgiveness.

Watkins loves entertaining and teaching children as a part of the Authors in Schools program and is involved in fund raising projects such as the “Operation Home Front,” a charity helping the Families of our military while they serve our country.

A former Marine, Watkins served during the Vietnam era and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Kendal College of Art and Design. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.