Eric Rohmann
American children's author and illustrator (born 1957)
Eric Rohmann
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Rohmann at the 2012
Texas Book Festival
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Born |
1957 (age
65
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66)
Riverside, Illinois , U.S. |
Occupation | Author, illustrator |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1994–present |
Genre | Children's picture books |
Notable works |
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Notable awards |
Caldecott Medal
2003 |
Eric Rohmann (born 26 October 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books . He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University . He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing My Friend Rabbit , and he was a runner-up in 1995 for Time Flies . He created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day . [1]
Picture books
- Time Flies (1994)
- The Cinder-Eyed Cats (2001)
- My Friend Rabbit (2002)
- Pumpkinhead (2003)
- Clara and Asha (2005)
- A Kitten Tale (2008)
- Last Song (2010) [2]
- Bone Dog (2011)
- Oh, No! (2012) (Illustrator)
- A Kitten Tale (2012)
- Bless This Mouse (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer's Big Day (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer Helps Out (2017) (Illustrator)
Personal life
Rohmann was raised one of three children and currently lives and works in Illinois. He was not a big reader as a child, instead seeing the world in images. [3] Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No! . [4] He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix ’s The Death of Sardanapalus . [5]
References
- ↑ Myers, Alison Green (2016-05-07). "Faculty Interview: Eric Rohmann" . Highlights . Retrieved 2019-07-29 .
- ↑ Macpherson, Karen (2010-11-05). "9 New Children's Books from Caldecott Medal Winners" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved 2010-11-11 .
- ↑ Rohmann, Eric. "About" . Eric Rohmann . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
- ↑ Lodge, Sally (2015-05-28). "BEA 2015: Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: Creative Collaboration" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2019-07-29 .
- ↑ Skinny Dip (2016-01-01). "Skinny Dip with Eric Rohmann" . Bookology Magazine . Retrieved 2019-07-29 .
External links
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Official website
- Reading Rockets Video Interview
- Seven Impossible Things Interview
- Eric Rohmann at Library of Congress , with 15 library catalog records
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