Chris Appelhans Explained

Chris Appelhans is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in Idaho.^[1] His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States.^[2] He is known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, A Groundhog and Sparky.^[3] He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015.^[4] He is also the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon.^{[5] [6]}

In 2012, he married author Maurene Goo, with whom he resides in Los Angeles.^{[7] [8]} Their son was born in 2020.^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Writer	Story artist	Other
2006	Monster House					Character Designer Concept Artist
2008	City of Ember					Concept Artist
2009	Coraline					Illustrator
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox					Environment Designer
2009	The Princess and the Frog					Visual Development Artist
2011	Puss in Boots					Visual Development Artist
2012	Rise of the Guardians					Additional Story Material Character Designer
2016	The Angry Birds Movie					Additional Artist
2019	Wonder Park
2021	Wish Dragon					Film debut Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer
2025	K-Pop: Demon Hunters

References

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2282774/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

Further reading

A Greyhound, A Groundhog

• Web site: A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins SLJ Review. 2020-06-30. School Library Journal.
• Book: A Greyhound, A Groundhog. Kirkus Reviews. en.
• Web site: A Greyhound, a Groundhog. 2020-06-30. Publishers Weekly.
• News: Watkins. Rowboat. 2017-02-10. In Four Imaginative New Picture Books, Trees Become Houses, an Egg Hatches Into a Strange Baby Creature and More. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-30. 0362-4331.

Sparky!

• Web site: Sparky!. 2020-06-30. Publishers Weekly.
• Book: Sparky!. Kirkus Reviews. en.
• Hulick. Jeannette. 2014-02-25. Sparky! by Jenny Offill (review). Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. en. 67. 7. 371–372. 10.1353/bcc.2014.0214. 1558-6766.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sketchtravel TV, Chris Appelhans. www.sketchtravel.tv. 2020-02-27.
2. Web site: Chris Appelhans - Art - Nucleus Art Gallery and Store. www.gallerynucleus.com. 2020-02-27.
3. Web site: Chris Appelhans Penguin Random House. PenguinRandomhouse.com. en-US. 2020-02-27.
4. Web site: Strickland. Ashley. Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners. 2020-06-30. CNN. 5 May 2015 .
5. Web site: Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation. Frater. Patrick. 2018-04-23. Variety. en. 2020-02-27.
6. Web site: Chris Appelhans. IMDb. 2020-02-27.
7. Web site: Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris Real Weddings 100 Layer Cake. 2021-08-06. www.100layercake.com. 17 September 2012 .
8. Web site: Home. 2021-08-06. Maurenegoo. en.
9. Web site: Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace. 2021-08-06. Twitter. en.
10. Web site: My son turned seven months old today.. 2021-08-06. www.instagram.com.