PICTURE BOOK AUTHORS

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TEDD ARNOLD

Meet Tedd Arnold and hear about Buzz Boy and Fly Guy (1:08)

Did you know that Fly Guy has Non-fiction books? (1:10)

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MAC BARNETT & JON KLASSEN (1:28)

Mac & Jon Discuss Triangle & Square (1:28)

JAN, STAN & MIKE BERENSTAIN

Meet Jan & Mike Berenstain and learn how Dr. Seuss helped them get started (2:26) grade 3
Video from 50th Anniversary in 2012

Learn how the Berenstains illustrated their books(2:20)

AARON BLABEY

Aaron Blabey explains who he is and what he does (4:26)

Aaron Blabey talks about The Bad Guys (1:04)

MIKE BOLDT

Read Mike's biography page or visit his website
Watch the book trailer for The Gophers in Farmer Burrows' Field (2:41)

Draw Rocky from Bad Dog with Mike Boldt and his daughter Naomi (7:42)

Draw a big bad wolf with Mike Boldt and his son Eli (9:07)

MARK BUEHNER

See how Mark & Carolyn Buehner create their books (2:46)

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ERIC CARLE (June 1929 - May 2021)

Listen to Eric Carle read his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar (2:18)
Video from 40th Anniversary in 2009

Learn how Eric Carle developed The Very Hungry Caterpillar and creates his illustrations (2:55)

Hear a short clip about Mr. Carle's passion here (0:53) - 2002

DOREEN CRONIN

What's up with all those chickens? (1:09)

Watch the Rescue Bunnies Book Trailer(2:24)

Watch the Diary of a Spider Book Trailer (0:53)

Watch the Trouble With Chickens Book Trailer (0:38) - grade 3

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JAMES DEAN

KATE DICAMILLO - Visit Kate's website and check out her picture books and chapter books

JULIA DONALDSON - Julia Donaldson grew up in a large, loving, musical, multi-generational family just outside of London, England. She attended Bristol University, where she studied French and German, and learned the guitar so she would take up busking to earn money. She and a friend went to live in Paris for six months in to improve their French, and while there she met her husband Malcolm Donaldson. They married and raised three children. Julia published her first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, in 1993 when she was 45; but since then she has published 195 books, though only 60 (only!) are available in bookshops. The others are oriented towards classroom recitations and the like. She works with an illustrator, Axel Scheffler. She also adapts books for the stage and performs them with her husband Malcolm in schools and at literary festivals. Donaldson hit the jackpot in 1999 with The Gruffalo, her third book. It's about a clever mouse who sees off the predators in the wood (fox, owl, snake) by telling them he's about to meet a scary (but made-up) Gruffalo whose favourite dinner is roasted fox/ boiled owl/ deep-fried snake. When the mouse encounters a real Gruffalo in the wood, he avoids being eaten by convincing the horned and fanged monster that he, the mouse, is the scariest dude in the wood. It was a huge hit – to date it's sold 13.5m copies and been translated into 65 languages worldwide.

Julia and her husband read from her newest book - The Smeds and the Smoos

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LOIS EHLERT
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Leaf Man

JILL ESBAUM

How To Grow A Dinosaur
Estelle Takes a Bath

CLAIR EVANS

The Three Little Superpigs

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JOHN PATRICK GREEN

Draw Mango from The Investigators with Mr. Green (7:02)

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OLIVER JEFFERS

Watch the Book Trailer for Stuck (1:51)

Watch the Book Trailer for this Moose Belongs to Me (0:58)

Mr. Jeffers' tips for writing (2:07) - grade 3

Oliver Jeffers' Contemporary Art (1:51) - grade 3

JORY JOHN

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JON KLASSEN

Watch how Mr. Klassen creates his artwork (2:44)

Draw a turtle with Jon Klassen (2:05)

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ERIC LITWIN

MATTY LONG

Draw Blossom the Unicorn from Super Happy Magic Forest (6:52)

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ROBERT MUNSCH

Visit Robert Munsch's website or Watch Robert Munsch talk about how he got writing stories (1:15)

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DAV PILKEY

Watch Mr. Pilkey illustrate a poster about the importance of reading (1:39)

Watch Dav Pilkey quickly draw Dog Man (0:52), then follow the step-by-step video next!

Draw Dog Man step-by-step (7:34)

Draw Petey the Cat from the Dog Man graphic novels (3:37)

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BARBARA REID

See how Ms. Reid created Perfect Snow (3:00)

Listen to Ms. Reid read Perfect Snow (4:16)

Watch Ms. Reid make a Summer Leafy Tree (4:03) or some winter branches (3:53)

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JON SCIESZKA

Jon Scieszka was raised in a busy household with six boys! He was a teacher before becoming a full time writer. His passion is writing stories for boys. He is also the creator of the Guys Read website, designed to appeal to boys, who typically read less than girls and at a lower proficiency level.