David McPhail





David McPhail

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

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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: 3.80 · 2,625 ratings · 710 reviews · 155 distinct works
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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Mole Music
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
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Waddles
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2011
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Weezer Changes the World
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2009
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The Teddy Bear
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Santa's Book of Names
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings4 editions
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Edward in the Jungle
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2002
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Sisters
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions
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Boy, Bird, and Dog
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011
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The Bear's Toothache
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings4 editions
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More books by David McPhail…
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