Geoffrey L. Hayes (1947–2017) was an American

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illustrator and

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. He was the author of over 50 books, including a series of titles with the children's comics publisher

Toon Books Toon Books is a publisher of hardcover comic book early readers founded by Françoise Mouly. With titles by such creators as Geoffrey Hayes, Jay Lynch, Dean Haspiel, Eleanor Davis, and Mouly's collaborator and husband, Art Spiegelman, Toon Books pr ...

. He was the brother of underground cartoonist

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(1949–1983).

Biography

Growing up in San Francisco, Hayes moved homes frequently with his family; by the time he was twelve years old the family had moved ten times.Hayes, Geoffrey
"Rory's Story,"
''VQR'' vol. 84, #2 (Spring 2008). Hayes and his younger brother were into pop culture and comic books, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Together, they published homemade comics, which were encouraged by their mother. All through their teens the boys continued to make comics, home-made movies, and later,

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. After high school, Hayes moved to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator and cartoonist. He contributed to a few underground comix during this period (including ''Bogeyman'' and ''

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''), mostly in collaboration with Rory, who was developing a reputation as a groundbreaking cartoonist in that genre. Hayes died on June 2, 2017, of natural causes in

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at age 69.

Awards

* 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) (nomination) for ''Patrick in a Teddy Bear's Picnic'' * 2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for ''Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!''

Bibliography (selected)

As author/illustrator

* ''Bear By Himself'' (Harper, 1976; re-issued in 1998 by Random House) * ''The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth'' (HarperCollins, 1977) * ''Patrick Takes A Bath'' (Knopf, 1984) * ''Patrick Eats His Dinner'' (Knopf, 1984) * ''Patrick Goes To Bed'' (Knopf, 1984) * ''Patrick Buys A Coat'' (Knopf, 1984) * ''The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost'' (Random House, 1985) * ''The Secret of Foghorn Island'' (Random House, 1988) * ''The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon'' (Random House, 1991) * ''The Curse of the Cobweb Queen'' (Random House, 1994) * ''The Night of the Circus Monsters'' (Random House, 1996) * ''The Ants Go Marching'' (HarperCollins, 2000) * ''Patrick and the Big Bully'' (Hyperion, 2001) * ''Patrick at the Circus'' (Hyperion, 2002) * ''A Night Light For Bunny'' (HarperCollins, 2004) * ''Benny and Penny in Just Pretend'' (Raw Junior/Toon Books, 2008) * ''Benny and Penny: The Big No-No!'' (Raw Junior/Toon Books, 2009) * ''Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker'' (Toon Books, 2010) * ''Patrick in a Teddy Bear's Picnic (and Other Stories)'' (Toon Books, 2011) * ''Benny and Penny in Lights Out!'' (Toon Books, 2012) * ''Benny and Penny in Lost and Found '' (Toon Books, 2014) * ''Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye'' (Toon Books, 2016) * ''Lovo and the Firewolf'' (Fantagraphics, 2017)

As illustrator

* ''When the Wind Blew'', by

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(HarperCollins, 1986) * ''Thump and Plunk'' by Janice May Udry (HarperCollins, 2001) * ''Brave Little Monster'' by Ken Baker (HarperCollins, 2001)

Underground comix

* ''Bogeyman'' #3 (

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, 1970) * ''

'' #6 (

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, 1976) – p. 34 "AGE of REASON" & p. 48 "A FEAR of Froaks" (art by Rory Hayes s R. Hayes story by Geoffrey Hayes)

References

External links

Website

''Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Geoffrey Hayes''
, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (Mar. 2009)
''What is a Book for Boys?''
James Preller's Blog (Oct. 2009)
''Geoffrey Hayes Wins the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award''
, American Library Assoc. (Jan. 2010)
''Interview with Award Winning Author and Illustrator Geoffrey Hayes''
, Bookmarkable (June 2010)
''Audio Interview with Geoffrey Hayes''
Out of Bounds Radio Show , Tish Perlman (Dec. 2012)
''The Wonderful World of Children's Book Illustrator Geoffrey Hayes''
, A Child Grows in Brooklyn (Nov. 2015)

(June 2017)
Toon Books Tribute
, Françoise Mouly (June 2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Geoffrey American children's book illustrators American comics artists Underground cartoonists 1947 births 2017 deaths