Eric Rohmann
American children's author and illustrator (born 1957)
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Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 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.[1] Rohmann also won the Sibert Medal as the illustrator (with his wife, Candace Fleming, as the author), for Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera.[2]
Eric Rohmann | |
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Rohmann at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) Riverside, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Caldecott Medal 2003 |
In 2015, he created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.[3]
Selected works
- 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)[4]
- 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)
- Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (2020) (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.[5] Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No!.[6] He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus.[7]
