David Biedrzycki Explained

David Robert Biedrzycki (born 1955) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. His Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective was named one of the Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year.^[1]

Biography

Biedrzycki was born in 1955 in Taylor, Pennsylvania. He attended Kutztown University and began work as an illustrator in 1980 after graduating.^[2] Before beginning children's book illustration, Biedrzycki worked in advertising and designed many food product labels.^[3]

He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Kathy. Their children are Justin, Alec, and Julia.^[4]

Books

• Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective (2004)
• Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective: Bad Bugs Are My Business (2007)
• Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective: The Big Swat (2009)
• Santa's New Jet (2007)
• Santa Retires (2012)
• Me and My Dragon (2011)
• Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween (2013)
• Me and My Dragon: Christmas Spirit (2015)
• Breaking News: Bear Alert (2014)
• Sumokitty (2019)

With Jerry Pallotta

• The Beetle Alphabet Book
• The Boat Alphabet Book
• The Freshwater Alphabet Book
• Underwater Counting
• Icky Bug Numbers 12345
• Who Will Help Santa This Year?
• Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?
• Who will Haunt My House on Halloween?
• Dory Story

External links

• • Video interview: "A Modern Day Peter Pan: David Biedrzycki"
• The Looking Glass Review: Profile of David Biedrzycki

Notes and References

1. http://www.charlesbridge.com/client/client_pages/awards.cfm Charlesbridge Awards
2. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/david-biedrzycki David Biedrzycki
3. Web site: David Biedrzycki at Charlesbridge Publishers . 2015-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118020450/http://www.charlesbridge.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=563 . 2012-01-18 . dead .
4. https://books.google.com/books/about/Who_Will_Be_My_Valentine_This_Year.html?id=kq_lJE2Fvw4C Author information at Google Books