David Small (author)

David Small (born February 12, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American author and illustrator. He was only 2 years old when he began drawing. Health problems in childhood kept him at home for much of his childhood, time in which he developed his interest in drawing. [ [http://www.parents-choice.org/full_abstract.cfm?art_id=22&the_page=editorials Online biography from Parent's Choice Foundation] ]

David Small began studying writing in college, but at age 21 switched to art. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree at Yale University. His first book, which he wrote and illustrated, "Eulalie and the Hopping Head", was published in 1981. [ [http://www.pippinproperties.com/authill/small/ Pippin Properties author biography] ]

In 2001 he won the Caldecott Medal for "So You Want to Be President?", combining political cartooning with childrens' book illustration. [ [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/books/news/01/18/caldecott.winner/index.html CNN Book News report on David Small] and
U.S. News & World Report, 01/29/2001 pg 8 "The cartoonist in chief"]

He also earned a 1998 Caldecott Honor for "The Gardner", [ [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.cfm List of Caldecott Award winners from the American Library Association, retrieved Oct 2008] ] written by Sarah Stewart, his wife, recipient of the 2007 Michigan Author Award. Mr. Small and Ms. Stewart live in an historic home in Mendon, Michigan. [ [http://www.multcolib.org/kids/exhibit/small/educatorguide.html Library biography, multcolib.org retrieved Oct 2008] ]

Partial Bibliography

"So You Want to Be President?"by Judith St George, David Small (Illustrator)
Philomel 2000Year 2000 Notable Books by the New York Times, one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly, winner of the 2001 Caldecott Medal. "My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C." by Edward Moore Kennedy, David Small (Illustrator) Scholastic Inc, 2006 "The Gardener" by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator)
Trumpet Club, New York 1998 "Mouse & His Child" by Russell Hoban, David Small (Illustrator) Arthur A. Levine Book 2001 "Imogene's Antlers" by David Small Crown 1985 "The Library" by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1995 Caldecott Honor Award "So You Want to Be an Inventor?" by Judith St George, David Small (Illustrator)

"The Journey" by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator)Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001 A "Publishers Weekly" and "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. "Huckabuck Family: And How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back"by Carl Sandburg, David Small (Illustrator) Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1999 "The Money Tree" by Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator) Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994 "Company's Coming" by Arthur Yorinks, David Small (Illustrator)
Knopf Books for Young Readers 1988 "George Washington's Cows" by David Small Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1997 "Eulalie and the Hopping Head" by David Small MacMillan 1982, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001 A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. "Hoover's Bride" by David SmallAlfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers "Christmas Crocodile" by Bonnie Becker, David Small (Illustrator) Simon & Schuster, New York 1998 "Once Upon a Banana" by Jennifer Armstrong, David Small (Illustrator)

"Petey's Bedtime Story" by Beverly Cleary, David Small (Illustrator)
HarperCollins Publishers 1993 "The Friend by" Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator) Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004 "Company's Going" by Arthur Yorinks, David Small (Illustrator)
Hyperion Books 2001 "Paper John" by David Small Farrar Straus Giroux 1987 "Fenwick's Suit" by David Small Farrar Straus Giroux 1996 "Ruby Mae Has Something to Say" by David Small Crown 1992,

"A Surfeit of Similes" by Norton Juster, David Small (Illustrator) William Morrow & Company, New York 1989

"When Dinosaurs came with Everything" by Elise Broach, David Small (Illustrator) Athenium

References

Articles

* Margolis, Rick. "Hail to the Chief: A Children's Book Casts a Droll Eye on the Presidency." School Library Journal, November 2000, pp. 43-45.
* Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech. Horn Book Magazine, July/August 2001, pp. 411-419.
* Giorgis, Cyndi and Nancy J. Johnson. "2001 Caldecott Medal Winner: A Glimpse Into the Art of David Small." Reading Teacher, December 2001/January 2002, pp. 386-390.

External links

* [http://www.teachervision.fen.com/presidents/literature-guide/5241.html Lesson plan for educators using "So You Want to Be President?" retrieved Oct 2008]
* [http://www.nccil.org/ The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Texas, U.S.A.]