Nanette Pattee Francini Co-founded the renowned luxury sports and fitness club company, The Sports Club Company (Wikipedia: Sports Club/LA) - with clubs in major metropolitan cities across the U.S. under the brand names The Sports Club/LA and Reebok Sports Club/NY.
Having authored most of the written materials for the company for over 30 years, this is her first foray into the world of children's storybooks. Inspired by learning that she was going to be a grandmother, Nanette immediately sat down and rhyming words flew from pen to paper for her first book, Cocky the Coo Coo Bird, with an underlying message to always be kind. She is currently working on her Doogie series of ten rhyming picture books featuring a dog and "his boy," each underscoring other values she hopes for her grandson to embody. Nanette is married to music business executive, Jim Urie, and lives in Los Angeles and the Palm Springs area.
