About Kimberly
Williams-Paisley
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, age 36, first lit up the screen as the radiant young bride in the comedy feature film series “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride Part II.” During the first year of her marriage to country singer Brad Paisley, she wrote a series of columns for Redbook magazine about her own experiences as a new bride. Currently, she co-stars in the ABC television sitcom “According to Jim.About Gurney Williams III
Kimberly’s father, Gurney Williams III, has been a writer and editor for more than 40 years, contributing scores of articles — often focusing on health — to national magazines, including Parenting and Family Circle. He was co-author of a college textbook on children’s literature, and has written several previous children’s books inspired by stories he told Kimberly and her brother and sister when they were young.
Kimberly Williams-Paisley Debuts Her First
Children's Book Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden
Actress and mother Kimberly Williams-Paisley wants kids everywhere to eat their veggies. She’s even written a book about it. Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden, Williams-Paisley's first book, was written in support of the Love Your Veggies™ grant program, which has awarded more than half a million dollars in nutrition grants to elementary schools nationwide.
Williams-Paisley co-wrote Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden with the person she calls one of "her first and best teachers," her father, Gurney Williams III. The book tells the story of a typical boy who'd rather play video games than play outside and who prefers to eat pizza and burgers instead of peas and carrots. But after a visit to his aunt's farm, Henry discovers a new way of eating and living, which he comes to embrace in a surprising way. Williams-Paisley peppers the book with aspects of her own life – from the farm, which is reminiscent of her Tennessee home, to the character Huck, named after her young son, William Huckleberry.
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Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden is a book geared for children, ages seven to ten. The book launched in May in conjunction with the announcement of the 2008 Love Your Veggies™ grant winners. The book will be available for purchase on-line through September 15, 2008.
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As a mother of a one-year-old son William Huckleberry, Williams-Paisley recognizes that eating habits are learned early on. With her son as her inspiration and her father as co-author, Williams-Paisley wanted to help other mothers inspire their kids to love their veggies and to find convenient, tasty ways to keep peace at the dinner table.
Both Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden and the Love Your Veggies™ grant program were inspired by findings from a recent study at the University of California at Davis and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, which showed that children consume 23 percent more vegetables when paired with a moderate amount of ranch dressing.