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David McPhail

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born

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

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male

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Children's Books

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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

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Books by David McPhail

Average rating: 3.80 · 2,625 ratings · 710 reviews · 155 distinct works

	Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! 4.02 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Mole Music 4.20 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Waddles 3.48 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Weezer Changes the World 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Teddy Bear 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Santa's Book of Names 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Edward in the Jungle 3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Sisters 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Boy, Bird, and Dog 3.35 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Bear's Toothache 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — 4 editions	My rating: