Peter Brown (illustrator)

Peter Brown
Born Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Illustrator, writer
Nationality American
Education Art Center College of Design
Genre Children's picture books
Notable works The 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

  • Barkbelly (2006) by Cat Weatherill
  • Snowbone (2007) by Cat Weatherill
  • Kaline Klattermaster’s Tree House (2008) by Haven Kimmel
  • The Purple Kangaroo (2009) by Michael Ian Black
  • Creepy Carrots! (2012) by Aaron Reynolds
  • Creepy Pair of Underwear! (2017) by Aaron Reynolds

References

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

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