Eric Rohmann | |
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 Rohmann at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Riverside, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
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| Notable awards | Caldecott Medal 2003 |
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]
In 2015, he created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.[3]
- ^ "Randolph Caldecott Medal Committee Manual (formatted August 2012)" (PDF). Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA). June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Shelf, ALSC Book & Media Awards. "ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf". alsc-awards-shelf.org. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Myers, Alison Green (May 7, 2016). "Faculty Interview: Eric Rohmann". Highlights. Retrieved July 29, 2019.