David McPhail (author)
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David McPhail | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1940 |
| Alma mater | School of the Museum of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) |
Janis Lazarian (m. 1966)Jan L. Waldron |
| Children | 7 |
David Michael McPhail (born 1940) is an American writer and illustrator of over 200 children's books.
David Michael McPhail was born June 30, 1940, in Newburyport, Massachusetts,[1] to Bernard E. and Rachel (née Cutter) McPhail. His father worked in sales, and his mother was a secretary.[2]
He attended the Vesper George School of Art from 1957 to 1968, then the School of the Museum of Fine Arts from 1963 to 1966.[2]
Career
Notable awards and honors
Illustration
Two books McPhail illustrated are Junior Library Guild selections: Martha Freeman's The Orphan and the Mouse (2014)[6] and Albert Lamb's Tell Me the Day Backwards (2011).[7]
In 1975, The New York Times named X. J. Kennedy's One Winter Night in August among their "Outstanding Books of the Year".[8] The same year, Emilie Warren McLeod's The Bear's Bicycle was an honor book for the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book.[9]
In 2012, the Association for Library Service to Children named Albert Lamb's Tell Me the Day Backwards one of the year's Notable Children's Books.[10]
Writing
Five books McPhail's wrote and illustrated are Junior Library Guild selections: Edward and the Pirates (1997),[11] Mole Music (1999),[12] Edward in the Jungle (2002),[13] The Teddy Bear (2002),[14] and Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box (2015).[15]
In 1997, The New York Times named Edward and the Pirates in their "Notable Books of the Year 1997" list.[16] In 2009, the Smithsonian Institution included Budgie & Boo on their list of "Notable Books for Children".[17]
Other
Big Brown Bear's Up and Down Day, a 24-minute video adaptation, was named a 2008 Notable Children's Video by the Association for Library Service to Children.[18]
Personal life
McPhail married Janis Lazarian on July 2, 1966. The couple had three children (Tristian, Joshua, and Gabrian) before divorcing.[2]
McPhail later remarried, becoming the father to three step-children. He also had a child (Jaime) with his second wife.[2]
As of 2010, McPhail was married to author and artist Jan L. Waldron.[19]
