David Catrow (born December 16, 1952) is an American artist, cartoonist, and illustrator of children's books.[1][2][3]
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David Catrow |
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| Born | David Johnson Catrow III
(1952-12-16) December 16, 1952 (age 71) |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Children's picture books |
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| Website | catrow.com |
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Catrow has illustrated over 60 children's books and prior to this, worked as a cartoonist at the Springfield News-Sun (Ohio).[4] His illustrations for the book She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! was one of The New York Times "Best Illustrated Books of the Year" for 1995.[5] He was the illustrator for How Murray Saved Christmas written by Mike Reiss which was adapted into a 2014 animated television show of the same name which aired on NBC.
Catrow has also served as a visual developer for animated films, including films such as Despicable Me and Horton Hears a Who!.[6][third-party source needed]
He and his wife, Deborah, live in Springfield, Ohio and have two children.[7]
As illustrator
- Story of Trail of Tears (1986)
- The Cataract of Lodore (1991)
- That's Good! That's Bad! (1991)
- Backstage With Clawdio (1993)
- The Bird Ladies of Boston (1995)[8]
- She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! (1995)
- The Million-Dollar Bear (1995)
- Over the River and Through the Wood (1996)
- The Long, Long Letter (1996)[9]
- Why Lapin's Ears Are Long: And Other Tales from the Louisiana Bayou (1997)
- Westward Ho, Carlotta! (1997)
- There Was an Old Witch (1998)
- Rotten Teeth (1998)
- The Emperor's Old Clothes (1999)
- Cesar's Amazing Journey (1999)
- Fungus That Ate My School (2000)
- How Murray Saved Christmas (2000)
- Cinderella Skeleton (2000)[10]
- Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon (2001)
- Plantzilla (2002)
- Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs (2002)
- Santa Claustrophobia (2002)
- That's Good! That's Bad! in the Grand Canyon (2002)
- I'm Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs (2003)
- Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll (2003)
- Little Pierre: A Cajun Story from Louisiana (2003)
- The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln (2003)
- I Like Myself! (2004)
- Lu and the Swamp Ghost (2004)
- I Wanna Iguana (2004)
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- Wet Dog! (2005)
- I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (2005)
- Our Tree Named Steve (2005)
- Where Did They Hide My Presents?: Silly Dilly Christmas Songs (2005)
- Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (2006)
- Plantzilla Goes to Camp (2006)
- Merry Un-Christmas (2006)
- Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs (2006)
- Doggone Dogs (2008)
- My School's a Zoo! (2008)
- On Top of the Potty (2008)
- Dozens of Cousins (2008)
- The Boy Who Wouldn't Share (2008)
- Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs (2008)
- Going, Going, Gone!: And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs (2009)
- The Middle-Child Blues (2009)
- Too Much Kissing!: And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents (2009)
- I Wanna New Room (2010)
- Jackhammer Sam (2011), written by Peter Mandel[11][12]
- Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer!: And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs (2011)
- Where's My T.R.U.C.K? (2011)
- Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon (2012)
- Fun in the Sun (2014)
As writer and illustrator
- Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt (2009)
- Max Spaniel: Funny Lunch (2010)
- Max Spaniel: Best in Show (2011)
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"Page Turners". Virginian-Pilot. July 13, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
