David McPhail





David McPhail

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born
in Newburyport, Massachusetts, The United States
June 30, 1940

gender
male

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About this author

David was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While there, he began illustrating. He is now an award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 200 books beloved by children, parents and librarians across the United States. McPhail has garnered many prestigious awards, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Mole Music in 2001. McPhail’s other books include First Flight, which the New York Times praised as “hilarious and helpful”; and Lost!, which was chosen as an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

McPhail has four children, three stepchildren, and is a proud grandfather. He is married to Jan Waldron, with whom he has written and illustrated sev...more


Average rating: 3.81 · 4,078 ratings · 1,008 reviews · 183 distinct works · Similar authors
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions
Mole Music
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions
Edward and the Pirates
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 199 ratings6 editions
Waddles
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2011
The Family Tree
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2012
Santa's Book of Names
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions
The Teddy Bear
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
Weezer Changes the World
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2009
Sisters
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions
Pig Pig Meets the Lion
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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