Matt Tavares

Matthew Manuel Tavares (born December 4, 1975) is an American author and illustrator of picture books for children.^[1] He attended Bates College, and now lives in Maine with his wife and two daughters.^[2]

Tavares is the author-illustrator of Henry Aaron's Dream, Mudball, Zachary's Ball, and Oliver's Game, and the illustrator of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Awards

• Lady Liberty: A Biography (written by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Matt Tavares) received a 2008 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award, a 2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, a 2009 International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award, and was on the 2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award master list.
• Jack and the Beanstalk (written by E. Nesbit, illustrated by Matt Tavares) received a 2006 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award, and was selected to the New York Public Library's "Children's Books 2006: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" list.
• Mudball received a 2005 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award, and was named to the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list.
• Oliver's Game received a 2004 Parents' Choice Awards Silver Honor, and a 2004 International Reading Association Children's Book Award, Notable.
• Zachary's Ball received a 2000 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, and a 2000 Massachusetts Book Award Honor.

Books

• Zachary's Ball, 2000, Candlewick Press
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, attributed to Anonymous, illustrated by Matt Tavares, 2002, Candlewick Press
• Oliver's Game, 2004, Candlewick Press
• Mudball, 2005, Candlewick Press
• Jack and the Beanstalk, 2006, Candlewick Press
• Iron Hans, retold by Stephen Mitchell, illustrated by Matt Tavares, 2007, Candlewick Press
• Lady Liberty: A Biography, written by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Matt Tavares, 2008 Candlewick Press
• The Gingerbread Pirates, written by Kristen Kladstrup, illustrated by Matt Tavares, 2009, Candlewick Press
• Henry Aaron's Dream, 2010, Candlewick Press
• Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy, written by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Matt Tavares, 2010, Disney-Hyperion

References

1. ^ "Tavares, Matt". WorldCat Identities. http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n99-40296. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
2. ^ Matt Tavares. "Matt Tavares Books: Bio". Author Official Website. http://www.matttavares.com/bio.html. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 

External links

• Amazon.com listing of books by Matt Tavares
• Matt Tavares official website
• Candlewick Press Bios: Matt Tavares

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