Michael Garland – The Booking Biz

New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Michael Garland’s greatest success is for writing and illustrating children’s picture books. Michael is the author and illustrator of over thirty published picture books for children and another forty books illustrated for other authors. His MISS SMITH’S INCREDIBLE STORYBOOK won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards.

Other recent books include BIRDS MAKE NESTS (a Correll Book 2018 Children’s Picture Book For Excellence, Outstanding Merit, Bank Street Best Books of the Year, Outstanding Science Trade Book – National Science Teachers and CBC, Mazza Museum of Children’s Book Art 2018 Caldecott Contender Selection), PIZZA MOUSE (Junior Library Guild Selection), FISH HAD A WISH (starred review from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Top Twenty Five Picture Books of the Year), LOST DOG, TUGBOAT, CAR GOES FAR, DADDY PLAYS THE BLUES (Notable Social Studies Trade Book from the National Council for the Social Studies and CBC) A SEASON OF FLOWERS, TWO MEN AND A CAR: FDR, AL CAPONE and a CADILLAC V8, BIG AND LITTLE ARE BEST FRIENDS, OH! WHAT A CHRISTMAS, WHERE’S MY HOMEWORK?, GRANDPA’S TRACTOR (selected for the Original Art of Children’s Book Show at the Society of Illustrators in NYC) and MISS SMITH AND THE HAUNTED LIBRARY (New York Times bestseller).

Michael has also illustrated for celebrity authors like James Patterson and Gloria Estefan on best-selling picture books. His illustrations for Patterson’s SANTAKID were the inspiration for Sak’s Fifth’s Avenue’s Christmas holiday window display in New York City, and his CHRISTMAS MAGIC has become a season classic and is in development as an animated Christmas special.

Michael’s work has won many honors and is frequently included in the Society of Illustrators and the Original Art of Children’s book show as well annuals from print, graphics and communications arts magazines. Recently, Michael was included on the list of the top 100 Irish Americans by Irish American Magazine.

Michael has illustrated cover commissions for Forbes, Fortune, and Newsweek magazines as well as best-selling novels.

Michael is not only an author/illustrator, but he is also a fine art painter with many paintings in private and corporate collections around the country.

Michael enjoys bringing his love of art and story to students of all ages. His presentation consists of a PowerPoint show about the creation of several of his books. He demonstrates how he makes a book, starting with writing the text and designing the sketch dummy. He uses his own dummies as props. He will also read from some of his books as well as perform a quick drawing demo for the students. He is happy to answer questions during his program.

You can learn more about Michael Garland by visiting his website or on Facebook.