Matt Phelan





Matt Phelan

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Matt Phelan made his illustrating debut with Betty G. Birney’s The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster). Since then he has illustrated many picture books and novels for young readers, including Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli (Dial), Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle (Harcourt), and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (Simon & Schuster) winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal.

Matt studied film and theater in college with the goal of one day writing and directing movies. But his first love was always drawing, and the more he saw the wonderful world of children’s books, the more he realized that this was the place for him. Being an illustrator is in many ways like being an actor, director, cinematographer, cos...more


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Some preliminary drawings for I'll Be There by Ann Stott. It's a book that would make a pretty good Mother's Day Gift, you know.




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Published on May 11, 2012 13:27 • 1 view
Average rating: 3.86 · 3,033 ratings · 904 reviews · 17 distinct works
The Storm in the Barn
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 958 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Around the World
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2011
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Flora's Very Windy Day
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Where I Live
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Spilling Ink: A Young Write...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Very Hairy Bear
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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The Higher Power of Lucky
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3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 4,319 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
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Sideshow: Ten Original Tale...
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3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2009
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Big George: How a Shy Boy B...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2008
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Always
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2008
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