Eric Rohmann Explained
Eric Rohmann (born October 26, 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing My Friend Rabbit, and he was a runner-up in 1995 for Time Flies.[1] Rohmann also won the Sibert Medal as the illustrator (with his wife, Candace Fleming, as the author), for Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera.[2]
In 2015, he created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.[3]
Selected works
- Time Flies (1994)
- The Cinder-Eyed Cats (2001)
- My Friend Rabbit (2002)
- Pumpkinhead (2003)
- Clara and Asha (2005)
- A Kitten Tale (2008)
- Last Song (2010)[4]
- Bone Dog (2011)
- Oh, No! (2012) (Illustrator)
- A Kitten Tale (2012)
- Bless This Mouse (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer's Big Day (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer Helps Out (2017) (Illustrator)
- Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (2020) (Illustrator)
Personal life
Rohmann was raised one of three children and currently lives and works in Illinois. He was not a big reader as a child, instead seeing the world in images.[5] Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No!.[6] He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: June 2009 . Randolph Caldecott Medal Committee Manual (formatted August 2012) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130328/http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/caldecott_manual_9Oct2009.pdf . November 10, 2013 . October 27, 2024 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA)..
- Web site: Shelf . ALSC Book & Media Awards . ALSC Book & Media Awards Shelf . 2024-10-27 . alsc-awards-shelf.org.
- Web site: 2019-07-29 . Faculty Interview: Eric Rohmann . Highlights . Myers, Alison Green . 2016-05-07.
- Web site: 2010-11-11 . 9 New Children's Books from Caldecott Medal Winners . The Seattle Times . 2010-11-05 . Macpherson, Karen .
- Web site: Rohmann . Eric . About . Eric Rohmann . 22 April 2020.
- Web site: 2019-07-29 . BEA 2015: Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann: Creative Collaboration . Publishers Weekly . Lodge, Sally . 2015-05-28.
- Web site: 2019-07-29 . Skinny Dip with Eric Rohmann . Bookology Magazine . Skinny Dip . 2016-01-01.
