Richard Egielski (born July 16, 1952 in

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) is an American illustrator and writer who has worked on more than fifty children's

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, eight of which he authored. He received his education at

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Career

Egielski's collaboration with Arthur Yorinks resulted in nine picture books, including '' Hey, Al'', which was awarded the

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in 1987. He is also known for his illustrations in the ''Tub People'' series by Pam Conrad. ''

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'' named ''Buz'', a book he wrote and illustrated in 1995, one of the top ten best

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of the year for its illustrations. ''Jazper'', which he illustrated, was also recognized as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book in 1998. Egielski's artwork is displayed in private and public collections, as well as corporate collections, throughout the United States. His most recent work is ''The End'', written by David LaRochelle.

Personal life

Egielski currently lives in

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with his wife, Denise Saldutti, who is also an artist and illustrator, and their son. He is of

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heritage.

Selected books by or illustrated by Egielski

* ''The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring'' (1976), by

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, a novel * The ''Molly'' Series by Miriam Chaikin, 1979-1988 * ''Louis the Fish'' (1980), by Arthur Yorinks * '' Amy's Eyes'' (1985), by Richard Kennedy, a novel * '' Hey, Al'' (1986), by Arthur Yorinks * ''The Tub People'' (1989), by Pam Conrad * ''Buz'' (1995) by Egielski * ''The Gingerbread Boy'' (1997), by Egielski * ''The Web Files'' (2001), by

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* ''Slim and Jim'' (2002), by Egielski * ''The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin'' (2003), by Margaret Wise Brown * ''The End'' (2007), by David LaRochelle

References

External links

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