Jarrett J. Krosoczka (born December 22, 1977 in Worcester, MA) is the author and illustrator of a number of picture books. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he received his first book contracts six months after graduation. The Rhode Island School of Design (abbreviated as RISD, pronounced /ˈrɪzdi/ is a Fine arts college located in Providence Rhode Island. He had been submitting for two years at that point, submitting his first book to a publisher during his junior year. His first book, Good Night, Monkey Boy was published on June 12, 2001 by Random House. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher
Krosoczka was also an instructor at Montserrat College of Art for four years. Montserrat College of Art is a four-year residential College specializing in the Visual arts, located in Beverly Massachusetts, 23 miles north of [1]
In 2003, Krosoczka was chosen by Print as one of their 20 top new visual artists under 30.
He got married in September 2007.
Books
- Good Night, Monkey Boy, 2001, Random House
- Baghead, 2002, Random House
- Bubble Bath Pirates, 2003, Viking
- Annie Was Warned, 2003, Random House
- Max for President, 2004, Random House
- Punk Farm, 2005, Random House (through Knopf Books for Young Readers)
- Giddy Up, Cowgirl, 2006, Penguin Putnam
- My Buddy, Slug, 2006, Random House
- Punk Farm on Tour, 2007, Random House
External links
- Studio JJK
- An interview with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka interviewed on NPR's "Here and Now"
- The Career Cookbook Jarrett Krosoczka Profile
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