10 Interesting Fact About Famous illustrators of children's books
10 Interesting Fact About Famous illustrators of children's books
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Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) is a famous political cartoonist before becoming a children's book writer.
Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, was born in New York City but raised in Germany.
Maurice Sendak, author of the book Where the Wild Things are, created Max's character based on himself as a child.
Beatrix Potter, author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, is a naturalist and conservationist who devotes his life to preserve the environment.
Ludwig Bemelmans, author of Madeline's book, is an Austrian immigrant who started his career as a servant at a hotel in New York City.
Shel Silverstein, author of The Giving Tree, is a famous poet and songwriter before becoming a children's book writer.
Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Polar Express book, is a graphics artist who works in the advertising industry before becoming a children's book writer.
Jan Brett, the author of The Mitten, often travels throughout the world to conduct research on culture and flora in the places he uses as a background in his book.
Leo Lionni, author of the book Swimmy, is a graphic artist who also designed advertising for companies such as Olivetti and Piaggio before becoming the author of children's books.
Tomie Depaola, author of the book Strega Miss, is an artist who used to work for Walt Disney Company and makes characters like Goofy and Pluto.
