Raul colon illustrator biography for kids

Raúl Colón was born in New York City in and moved with his parents in the s to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where he studied commercial art.!

Colón has illustrated over 30 children's books, ranging from folk stories to nonfiction biographies.

Colón was born in New York City in December of and moved with his parents in the s to Caguas, Puerto Rico where he studied commercial art.

Raúl Colón was born in New York City in and moved with his parents in the s to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where he studied commercial art.

Raúl Colón's second picture book as author-illustrator is the wordless story of a boy who experiences a day at a museum that changes the way he sees the world.

Raúl Colón has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books, including Draw!; the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt.

Raul Colón Biography

Male.

Addresses

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

Career

Artist and illustrator.

Also works as a freelance commercial artist.

Honors Awards

Silver Medal, and Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators.

Writings

(And illustrator) Orson Blasts Off!, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004.

ILLUSTRATOR

Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Always My Dad, Knopf (New York, NY), 1995.

Libba Moore Gray, My Mama Had a Dancing Heart, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1995.

John Archambault, Grandmother's Garden, Silver Press (Parsippany, NJ), 1997.

Jane Resh Thomas, Celebration!, Hyperion Books for Children (New York, NY), 1997.

Pat Mora, Tomás and the Library Lady, Knopf (New York, NY), 1997.

Bruce Balan, Buoy, Home at Sea, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1998.

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San Souci, A Weave of Words: An Armenian Tale, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1998.

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