Ian Falconer | |
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Born | 25 August 1959 Ridgefield |
Died | 7 March 2023 (aged 63) Norwalk |
Occupation | Illustrator, children's writer, costume designer |
Ian Woodward Falconer (August 25, 1959 – March 7, 2023)[1] was an American author and illustrator of children's books as well as a designer of sets and costumes for the theater. He created 30 covers for The New Yorker and also for other publications. He wrote and illustrated the Olivia series of children's books, chronicling the adventures of a young pig, a series initially conceived as a Christmas gift for a young niece of his.[2]