Jim Postier began his career as a medical illustrator, working for thirteen years at the Mayo Clinic, making anatomical and surgical drawings for doctors. After his first book, Goose Moon, was released, he began working from his home studio on a variety of children’s book and medical projects. He has also illustrated Best Little Wingman...
From Patricia: I lived the first five years of my life on a farm in Union City, Michigan, with my mom and grandparents. It was the most magical time of my life. This was the place where I heard such wonderful stories told and where a real meteor fell into our front yard! My babushka...
Author/Illustrator J. C. Phillipps grew up in Perrysburg, Ohio where she spent most Saturdays taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art. After graduating as Valedictorian of Mason Senior High School, she went to study art and theater at Hope College in Holland, MI. It was during her time at Hope that Ms. Phillipps first...
Matt Phelan is the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott O’Dell Award), Around the World, and Bluffton. His latest graphic novel is the New York Times Bestseller Snow White. Matt has been nominated for five Will Eisner Awards, including Best Writer/Artist and Best Graphic Album (for Bluffton)....
These are the things LeUyen (pronounced Le Win or Win) has done: Count to ten in five different languages, touch her tongue to her chin, gotten lost in Africa, seen the Pope, visited five of the seven continents and created incredibly beautiful picture books.
Merle Peek was born in Denver, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado and graduated from the California College of Arts and Crafts. After graduation he moved to New York City where he lived for the next ten years working as a layout artist for the New York Times. He then moved to a mountainside...
Robert Neubecker has been an illustrator for over thirty years. He is currently on the staff of Slate.com. He has worked for nearly everything in print, notably, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and The New York Times. He illustrated the poster for the movie Sideways, which won the prestigious Key award for best...
From Bernard Most’s website: The question I am asked most is: “Why did you make so many books about dinosaurs?” Many years ago, when one of our sons, Glenn, was your age, he really loved dinosaurs. I remember coming home from my job as a graphic artist and writer in advertising and reading something Glenn...
Ben Mahan lives on a farm in Morrow County, Ohio close to the area where he grew up. He is married and has two daughters. From an early age, he loved to draw and look at the pictures in books and magazines. This early love of art helped him to develop an interest in illustration....
