Small, David, 1945-
Dates
- Existence: 1945-
Biography
David Small is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. His books have been awarded a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, among other recognition. He was born and raised in Detroit and began drawing at an early age.
He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree at Yale University. Small taught art for many years on the college level, ran a film series, and made satirical sketches for campus newspapers. His first book, Eulalie and the Hopping Head, which he wrote and illustrated, was published in 1981.
Small earned a 1997 Caldecott Honor and The Christopher Medal for The Gardener, with Sarah Stewart, his wife. In 2001 Small won the Caldecott Medal for So You Want to Be President?, combining political cartooning with children's book illustration. He received a second Caldecott Honor in 2013 for illustrating Toni Buzzeo's One Cool Friend. Small's drawings have appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times. On July 15, 2014, he was announced as a finalist for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature.
David Small and his wife Sarah Stewart make their home in an historic manor house in Mendon, Michigan.
His current work and list of awards can be found on his website.
Found in 325 Collections and/or Records:
Fenwick's Suit 17/18 - Image 1/2, 1996
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a tailor standing under a lamp watching Fenwick admire the suit.
Fenwick's Suit 17/18 - Image 2/2, 1996
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Fenwick standing in front of a mirror admiring his new suit.
Fenwick's Suit 18/18, 1996
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Fenwick's suit spontaneously inflating and flying through the air with Fenwick in the breast pocket.
Fighting Words - Envelope 1/1 (O/A), 1992
16 pieces of Original Art in watercolor, pastel, and pencil, 11 full color drafts, about 20 black and white sketches in pencil, and four boards of proofs on cardboard. (All original art accounted for in this envelope)
George Washington's Cows 1/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a group of pigs playing and laughing in a garden while a man plows fields and a woman attempts to get the pigs inside the house.
George Washington's Cows 2/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a group of sheep dressed as scholars on a beach at night looking at the stars.
George Washington's Cows 3/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a group of pigs working as waiters for a cocktail party and playing musical instruments.
George Washington's Cows 4/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a group of sheep dressed in academic robes giving a math lecture to a group of people.
George Washington's Cows 5/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a large covered porch of a house with a cow coming into a home.
George Washington's Cows 6/19, 1994
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a various animals seeing Washington off a boat launch as he goes to cross the Delaware River.