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Dan Yaccarino
May 15 - July 31, 2004

DAN YACCARINO is an artist, writer, and producer living in New York City who has written and illustrated over thirty children’s books, most notably, Good Night, Mr. Night, Unlovable, Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon! and the Blast Off Boy and Blorp series. He wrote and illustrated the recently released young adult fantasy novel, Where The Four Winds Blow. His work in children’s books garners a host of prestigious awards including AIGA, Parent’s Choice, and Child Magazine in addition to many starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly. His book, Trashy Town is an ALA Notable. Many of Dan’s books have been translated into foreign editions including Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and French.

Dan’s commercial illustrations have graced the pages of countless publications such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Time. He has created images for a wide variety of advertising campaigns including Cotton Inc., AT&T, Gardenburger and Sony. He has received awards from Communication Arts, American Illustration, How Magazine, and the Society of Illustrators, to name just a few.

In 2001, Dan’s animated television series, Oswald, premiered on the Nickelodeon network to high praise and ratings as well as a Parent’s Choice Award recommendation. Oswald and his whimsical world is being enjoyed by children and adults alike in over two dozen countries around the globe. Currently, Dan is writing and illustrating more children’s books and is developing more television as well as feature film projects. In 2002, Dan had the honor of being invited to the White House to read his books and participate in the annual Easter festivities.