Peter Brown (illustrator)

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Peter Brown
BornHopewell, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationIllustrator, writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Center College of Design
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable worksThe Curious Garden (2009)
Children Make Terrible Pets (2010)
Creepy Carrots! (2012)
Website
www.peterbrownstudio.com

Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 2013 for his illustration of Creepy Carrots!.[1]

Biography

Brown was raised in Hopewell, New Jersey and studied illustration at Art Center College of Design. He moved to New York City in 2002.

Works

As writer and illustrator

  • Flight of the Dodo (2005)
  • Chowder (2006)
  • The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder (2007)
  • The Curious Garden (2009)
  • Children Make Terrible Pets (2010)
  • YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! (2011)
  • Mr. Tiger Goes Wild (2013)
  • My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) (2014)
  • The Wild Robot (2016)
  • The Wild Robot Escapes (2017)

As illustrator

References

  1. ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

External links

Official website