Peter Brown (illustrator) explained

Birth Place:Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Education:Art Center College of Design
Occupation:Illustrator, writer
Nationality:American
Genre:Children's picture books
Notableworks:The Curious Garden (2009)
Children Make Terrible Pets (2010)
Creepy Carrots! (2012)
The Wild Robot (2016)

Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 2013 for his illustration of Creepy Carrots![1] [2]

Biography

Brown was raised in Hopewell, New Jersey and studied illustration at Art Center College of Design. After graduating, he moved to New York City in 2002 to be closer to the publishing industry. He was working on animated TV shows when he signed a book deal to write and illustrate his first picture book, Flight of the Dodo.[3]

Brown quickly wrote his second and third books, and his career as an author and illustrator of children’s books was under way. Since then Brown has written and illustrated many books for children and earned numerous honors, including a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award and multiple New York Times bestsellers that include the novels The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, and The Wild Robot Protects.[3] An animated film based on The Wild Robot was released in 2024.

Awards and honors

As writer and illustrator

Four of Brown's books are Junior Library Guild books: You Will Be My Friend! (2011),[4] My Teacher Is a Monster! (2014),[5] The Wild Robot (2016),[6] and The Wild Robot Escapes (2018),[7]

Six of Brown's books have landed on the New York Times bestseller list: Children Make Terrible Pets, The Curious Garden, The Wild Robot,[8] Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, You Will Be My Friend!, and The Wild Robot Escapes. The Wild Robot, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and My Teacher is a Monster! are also IndieBound bestsellers. The Wild Robot Escapes is also a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller.[9]

In 2009, The Curious Garden was named one of the best children's books of the year by Publishers Weekly.[10]

In 2010, The New York Times named Children Make Terrible Pets one of the best illustrated children's books of the year.[11]

In 2014, My Teacher is a Monster! was named one of the best children's books of the year by Publishers Weekly.[12]

In 2016, The Wild Robot was named one of the best children's books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, the New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly,[13] and Shelf Awareness.[14]

In 2019, The Wild Robot Escapes was named one of the best children's books of the year by Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, the New York Public Library, and School Library Journal.

The same year, Booklist included The Wild Robot on their "50 Best Middle-Grade Novels of the 21st Century" list.[15]

Awards for books Brown wrote and illustrated!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2009Cybils Award for Fiction Picture BookFinalist[16]
NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture BookWinner[17]
2010ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[18] [19]
Children's Choice Book Award

Illustrator of the Year

Winner[20] [21]
E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture BookWinner[22] [23]
2011Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's VideoWinner[24] [25]
Children Make Terrible PetsE. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture BookWinner[26]
Irma Black AwardHonor[27]
NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture BookWinner[28]
2012You Will Be My Friend! Irma Black AwardWinner
Children Make Terrible PetsALSC Notable Children's VideosSelection[29]
Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's VideoWinner[30] [31]
2013Mr. Tiger Goes WildALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[32]
Cybils Award for Fiction Picture BookWinner[33] [34]
Wanda Gag Read AloudHonor[35]
2014Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture BookWinner[36] [37] [38]
Bull-Bransom AwardWinner[39]
E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture BookHonor[40]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationWinner[41] [42] [43] [44]
NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture BookWinner[45]
2016The Wild RobotBooklist Editors' Choice

Books for Youth

Selection[46]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Middle Grade & Children's Nominee[47]
2017ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[48]
Charlotte Huck AwardHonor[49]
2019The Wild Robot EscapesORCA Award for Upper ElementaryWinner
Nene AwardRunner-Up
2021Fred Gets DressedBooklist Editors' Choice

Books for Youth

Selection[50]

As illustrator

Four of the books Brown has illustrated are Junior Library Guild selections: Kaline Klattermaster’s Tree House (2008),[51] Creepy Carrots! (2012),[52] Creepy Pair of Underwear! (2017),[53] and Creepy Crayon! (2022).[54]

Creepy Carrots!,[55] Creepy Pair of Underwear,[56] and Creepy Crayon![57] are New York Times bestselling books. Creepy Carrots! is also an IndieBound bestseller.

In 2017, Amazon, the Los Angeles Public Library, and Kirkus Reviews named Creepy Pair of Underwear one of the best children's books of the year.

In 2022, Kirkus Reviews named Creepy Crayon! one of the best children's books of the year.

Awards for books Brown illustrated only!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2012Creepy Carrots!Cybils Award for Fiction Picture BookFinalist[58]
2013ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[59]
Caldecott MedalHonor[60]
Crystal Kite Member Choice Award: MidwestWinner[61]
E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture BookHonor[62]
2017Creepy Pair of Underwear!Cybils Award for Fiction Picture BookFinalist[63]

Publications

As writer and illustrator

As illustrator

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJ.com . Renée Kiriluk-Hill For . 2013-02-09 . 2013 Caldecott children's book illustrator Peter Brown inspired by N.J. childhood . 2022-12-04 . nj . en . 2022-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204204830/https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2013/02/2013_caldecott_childrens_book.html . live.
  2. Web site: An Interview with Peter Brown – Books For Keeps . 2022-12-04 . booksforkeeps.co.uk . 2022-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204204831/https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-interview-with-peter-brown/ . live.
  3. Web site: About Peter Brown / Children's Book Creator & Illustrator . 2022-12-02 . Peter Brown Studio . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202180535/https://www.peterbrownstudio.com/about/ . live.
  4. Web site: Junior Library Guild: You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  5. Web site: Junior Library Guild: My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  6. Web site: Junior Library Guild: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  7. Web site: Junior Library Guild: The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com . 2021-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129170717/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780316382045J&name=Wild_Robot_Escapes . live.
  8. Web site: 2016-01-20 . The Wild Robot . 2023-04-07 . . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208003310/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/peter-brown/the-wild-robot/ . live.
  9. Web site: The Wild Robot Escapes . 2023-04-07 . Bookshop.
  10. Web site: Best Books 2009 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130180623/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2009/childrens-picture . live.
  11. Web site: 2017-10-26 . Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2010 . 2023-04-07 . . 2021-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026180452/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2010/best-illustrated-childrens-books-2010/slide-show-page-2.html . live.
  12. Web site: Best Books of 2014 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205015024/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2014/picture-books . live.
  13. Web site: Best Books 2016 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130170425/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016/middle-grade . live.
  14. Web site: 2016-12-13 . Our Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123021907/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2899 . live.
  15. Web site: Smith . Julia . 2019-04-15 . Booklist's 50 Best Middle-Grade Novels of the 21st Century . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111041652/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9718179 . live.
  16. Web site: 2009 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322033459/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2009-cybils-finalists . 2023-03-22 . 2023-03-22 . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2009-09-16 . Awards: St. Francis College Literary Prize; NAIBA Book Awards . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232421/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1009 . live.
  18. Web site: 2010-01-27 . The Curious Garden Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407094312/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/curious-garden . live.
  19. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2010-03-09 . ALSC announces 2010 Notable Children's Books . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2020-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127014545/http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/noteablebooks_alsc . live.
  20. Web site: 2010-05-12 . Awards: Children’s Choice Book Awards; Rea Award . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123161644/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1185 . live.
  21. Web site: Roback . Diane . 2010-05-12 . Patterson, Brown Win Top Honors at Children's Choice Awards . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2022-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818190714/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/43151-patterson-brown-win-top-honors-at-children-s-choice-awards.html . live.
  22. Web site: E. B. White Read Aloud Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113181616/https://www.bookweb.org/membership/ABC/EBWhitewinners . live.
  23. Web site: 2010-04-23 . Awards: E.B. White Read Aloud Shortlist; BBC Samuel Johnson Longlist . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929203437/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1170 . live.
  24. Web site: 2011-01-10 . The Curious Garden Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . American Library Association.
  25. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2011-01-10 . Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard win 2011 Carnegie Medal for "The Curious Garden" . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2020-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200624104250/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2011/01/paul-r-gagne-and-melissa-reilly-ellard-win-2011-carnegie-medal-%E2%80%9C-curious . live.
  26. Web site: 2011-04-08 . Awards: Indies Choice & E.B. White Read-Aloud Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204164400/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1435 . live.
  27. Web site: Past Winners . 2023-04-07 . . en-US . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130150205/https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/past-winners/ . live.
  28. Web site: 2011-08-17 . Awards: NAIBA Books of the Year; Lane Anderson Shortlists . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203184510/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1536 . live.
  29. Web site: 2012-01-30 . ALSC announces 2012 Notable Children’s Videos . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2016-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316222847/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2012/01/alsc-announces-2012-notable-children%E2%80%99s-videos . live.
  30. Web site: 2012-01-23 . Children Make Terrible Pets Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407094313/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/children-make-terrible-pets . live.
  31. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2012-01-23 . Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard win 2012 Carnegie Medal for 'Children Make Terrible Pets' . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2016-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317070452/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2012/01/paul-r-gagne-and-melissa-reilly-ellard-win-2012-carnegie-medal-children-make . live.
  32. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2014-02-05 . ALSC names 2014 Notable Children’s Books . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006031146/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/02/alsc-names-2014-notable-children-s-books . live.
  33. Web site: 2013 Cybils Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105246/http://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2013-cybils-winners . 2022-11-05 . 2023-03-21 . en-US.
  34. Web site: 2013 Cybils Award Winners Announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809194528/https://www.cbcbooks.org/2014/02/18/2013-cybils-award-winners-announced/ . 2022-08-09 . 2023-03-29 . . en-US.
  35. Web site: Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book All Award Winners & Honor Books MSUM CMC . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2023-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402204740/https://www.mnstate.edu/library/curriculum-materials-center/comstock-gag-read-aloud/winners/ . live.
  36. Web site: 2022-01-10 . Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114195845/https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners . live.
  37. Web site: 2015-05-28 . Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226050336/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2516 . live.
  38. Web site: 2014-06-02 . #BEA14: Horn Book Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523172616/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2264 . live.
  39. Web site: Schulze . Bianca . 2014-05-20 . Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown Bull-Bransom Award Winner, 2014 – The Children's Book Review . 2023-04-07 . The Children's Book Review . en-US . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206005116/https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/2014/05/mr-tiger-goes-wild-by-peter-brown-bull-bransom-award-winner-2014 . live.
  40. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2014-04-15 . ABA Announces 2014 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129164844/https://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-announces-2014-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners . live.
  41. Web site: 2014-03-04 . Winners of 2014 Golden Kite, Sid Fleischman Awards Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809062606/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/61281-winners-of-2014-golden-kite-sid-fleischman-awards-revealed.html . 2020-08-09 . 2023-02-23 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  42. Web site: March 4, 2014 . Awards: Golden Kite Winners; Sunday Times EFG Short Story . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810213201/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2199 . 2022-08-10 . 2023-02-23 . www.shelf-awareness.com.
  43. Web site: 2014-03-04 . Awards: Golden Kite Winners; Sunday Times EFG Short Story . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214113/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2199 . live.
  44. Web site: 2014-03-04 . Winners of 2014 Golden Kite, Sid Fleischman Awards Revealed . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2020-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809062606/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/61281-winners-of-2014-golden-kite-sid-fleischman-awards-revealed.html . live.
  45. Web site: 2014-08-25 . Awards: NAIBA Books of the Year . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518062425/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2327 . live.
  46. Web site: 2017-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2016 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105171936/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8602421 . live.
  47. Web site: The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1) . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407104905/https://www.goodreads.com/user/new . live.
  48. Web site: 2017-03-01 . Notable Children's Books: 2017 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108130851/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8711764 . live.
  49. Web site: NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® Outstanding Fiction for Children Winner List . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403094617/https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Huck_Award_Winners_2015-2023.pdf . live.
  50. Web site: 2022-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2021 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127155106/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9758517 . live.
  51. Web site: Junior Library Guild: Kaline Klattermaster’s Tree House by Haven Kimmel . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  52. Web site: Junior Library Guild: Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  53. Web site: Junior Library Guild: Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  54. Web site: Junior Library Guild: Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds . 2023-04-07 . www.juniorlibraryguild.com.
  55. Web site: 2012-05-02 . Creepy Carrots . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128110429/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/aaron-reynolds/creepy-carrots/ . live.
  56. Web site: 2017-07-15 . Creepy Pair of Underwear! . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128105729/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/aaron-reynolds/creepy-pair-of-underwear/ . live.
  57. Web site: 2022-05-25 . Creepy Crayon . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108180145/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/aaron-reynolds/creepy-crayon/ . live.
  58. Web site: 2012 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105247/http://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2012-cybils-finalists . 2022-11-05 . 2023-03-23 . en-US.
  59. Web site: 2013-03-15 . Notable Children’s Books: 2013 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128172018/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=5972217 . live.
  60. Web site: Corbett . Sue . 2014-08-14 . Caldecott Honoree Peter Brown Has a Novel Idea . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130033513/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/63644-caldecott-honoree-peter-brown-has-a-novel-idea.html . live.
  61. Web site: 2013-05-01 . Awards: SCBWI Crystal Kites; Miles Franklin; Elizabeth Longford . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518063111/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1984 . live.
  62. Web site: Hawkins . Rosemary . 2013-04-17 . Announcing the 2013 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2021-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222221449/https://www.bookweb.org/news/announcing-2013-indies-choice-and-eb-white-award-winners . live.
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