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Children's book author/illustrator writes for kids who love to laugh and grown-ups who love to laugh along with them. When not making up stories and drawing silly pictures, he likes to get other people's kids all riled-up then send them home to their parents.


A sketch from a book on my drawing board.


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Drawn very tiny (1″x1″) then enlarged for texture, with a wee bit of Photoshop shading.



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Average rating: 4.05 · 11,826 ratings · 2,126 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors
Cloudette
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
E-mergency!
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Bridget's Beret
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2010
What are You So Grumpy About?
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
What's With This Room?
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2005
Everything I Know About Pir...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
Everything I Know About Mon...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
Everything I Know About Cars
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2005
What Mess?
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 4,062 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions
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Weston Woods Presentation sponsored by Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Author appearance, June 27, 2013 12:00AM
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American Library Association Annual Converence
Author appearance, June 29, 2013 12:00AM
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, IL, US

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Mazza Museum's 2013 Summer Conference
Author appearance, July 15, 2013 12:00AM
Mazza Museum, Findlay, Ohio, US

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Tom Lichtenheld Tom Lichtenheld said: "My most recent kids book discovery. Like many books I admire (i.e. envy), it's simple, funny and has a distinct voice. "

 

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A sketch from a book on my drawing board.


Drawn very tiny (1″x1″) then enlarged for texture, with a wee bit of Photoshop shading.


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date: June 27, 2013 12:00AM
location: tbd, Chicago, IL, The United States
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“A road trip is a way for the whole family to spend time together and annoy each other in interesting new places.”
Tom Lichtenheld, Everything I Know About Cars

“Then she did what she'd wanted to do for ages.

She

let

it

pour.”
Tom Lichtenheld, Cloudette

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Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), illustrated by Charles Vess (illustrator)
 
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Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), illustrated by Dave McKean
 
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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed written and illustrated by Mo Willems
 
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