Brian Floca is an

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and

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

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. He is best known for illustrating books written by Avi and for nonfiction picture books. In 2014, he won the

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

for his book, ''

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'', as well as the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor.And the Newbery, Caldecott award winners are...
Ashley Strickland, CNN, May 8, 2016

Biography

Floca was born and raised in

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. He graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

in 1991, and currently lives and works in

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Published works

As writer and illustrator

*''The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish'' (1997, ) *''Five Trucks'' (1999, ) *''Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth: The Story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions'' (2000, ) *''The Racecar Alphabet'' (2003, ) *''Up in the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers'' (2003) *''Lightship'' (2007, ) *'' Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11'' (2009, ) *''

'' (2013, )

As illustrator

*'' City of Light, City of Dark: A Comic Book Novel'' (1993, ) *''Luck with Potatoes'' (1995, ) *''The Voyager’s Stone: The Adventures of a Message-Carrying Bottle Adrift on the Ocean Sea'' (1995, ) *''

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'' (1995, ) *''Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig'' (1996, ) *''The Ghoul Brothers'' (1996, ) *''Where Are You, Little Zack?'' (1997, ) *''Wing It! The Best Boomerang Book Ever'' (1997, ) *''Counting Feathers'' (1997, ) *''Mixed-Up Max'' (1997, ) *''King Max'' (1998, ) *''Poppy and Rye'' (1998, ) *''That Toad Is Mine!'' (1998, ) *''Lightning Liz'' (1998, ) *''The Ultimate Yo-Yo Book'' (1998, ) *''Ragweed'' (1999, ) *''Solomon Sneezes'' (1999, ) *''Make Your Own Time Capsule'' (1999, ) *''Sports! Sports! Sports!: A Poetry Collection'' (1999, ) *''Ereth's Birthday'' (2000, ) *''Let's Fly a Kite'' (2000, ) *''Another Great Yo-Yo Book: More Great Tricks and Tips!'' (2000, ) *''Tales from Dimwood Forest'' (2001, ) *''A Mountain Lion Ate the Corn Chips'' (2001, ) *''Ethan's Cat'' (2002, ) *''Ethan's Bike'' (2002, ) *''Ethan's Lunch'' (2002, ) *''Ethan Out and About'' (2002, ) *''Ethan's Birds'' (2002, ) *''The Mayor of Central Park'' (2003, ) *''Ethan at Home'' (2003, ) *''Uncles and Antlers'' (2004, ) *''Billy and the Rebel: Base on a True Civil War Story'' (2005, ) *''From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story'' (2005, ) *''Bartleby of the Big, Bad Bayou'' (2005, ) *''Poppy's Return'' (2005, ) *''Max & Mo Make A Snowman'' (2005, ) *''Max & Mo's First Day at School'' (2007, ) *''Max & Mo Go Apple Picking'' (2007, ) *''The Hinky-Pink'' (2007, )

Other

*''Beatrice Black Bear'' – a regular feature in Click magazine.

Awards

* 2014 Winner, Caldecott Medal * 2014 Honor, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award * 2015 Honor, Irma Black Award

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Floca, Brian Living people American children's writers American children's book illustrators Caldecott Medal winners Children's non-fiction writers People from Temple, Texas Writers from Texas Year of birth missing (living people)