Kim Dwinell is the author and illustrator of the Surfside Girls graphic novel series. A lifelong surfer and once beach lifeguard, Kim got hired into feature animation after college onto films including Hercules, Mulan, and Tarzan. In addition to making books, she teaches animation and related classes at CSU Long Beach. She lives in sunny Southern California with her family and various pets, and can regularly be found in the ocean there.
“I loved this book! Surfside Girls is exactly what I wish all my
summer vacations had been like. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to
the beach!" —Janet Lee, Eisner-Award-winning artist of Return of
the Dapper Men
"Kim Dwinell’s Surfside Girls has a timeless quality. With its
likable characters, sunny colors, and supernatural mystery, it’s a
perfect summer read." —Brigid Alverson, School Library Journal's
Good Comics for Kids
"Kim Dwinell supplies a great-looking world of infinite
potential... Anyone fondly remembering the tenacious and
good-hearted Nancy Drew adventures from their youth can locate a
spiritual successor for their own children in Surfside Girls."
—Slings & Arrows
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