Babette BechtoldBabette Bechtold was raised in Portland, the beautiful state of Oregon, and moved to Washington State to attend college where she married and raised her three daughters. Babette considers her faith and family to be most important to her. If she isn'tspending time with her friends and family, you can almost always find her reading, journaling, gardening, or sewing. The Shark with The Kind Heart is Babette's first children's book.