Peter Brown is an American author and illustrator of many children’s books, including New York Times bestsellers like The Curious Garden, Children Make Terrible Pets, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and My Teacher’s a monster! (No I am not!). Peter’s illustrations for Creepy Carrots!, written by Aaron Reynolds, earned him a Caldecott Honor Award in 2013.
Peter grew up in New Jersey, and always loved telling stories. He always told stories by drawing whimsical characters and scenes from his imagination, until he was older and began using words. Later he studied illustration at the Art Centre College of Design, and took several courses on children’s books, after which he knew he’d found his calling. His first picture book was Flight of the Dodo, and since, he has written and illustrated many books for children and earned numerous honors, including a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award and six New York Times bestsellers.
Peter lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Look at Peter Brown’s first book written and illustrated at age 6 here!
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