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David Shannon | |
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 Shannon in 2011, posing at an event in New York. | |
| Born | October 5, 1959 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Period | 1989–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
David Shannon (born October 5, 1959) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Shannon grew up in Spokane, Washington. He graduated from the Art Center College of Design and now resides in Los Angeles. In 1998, he received the Caldecott Honor for his No, David!. He has also written A Bad Case of Stripes, How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, and The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza. Shannon illustrated Audrey Wood's The Bunyans, Rafe Martin's The Rough Face Girl, various books by Jane Yolen, including The Ballad of the Pirate Queens and Encounter, as well as Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate[1] and Pirates Don't Change Diapers.
- ^ "How I Became A Pirate". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-06-25.