| Eric Rohmann | |
| Birth Place: | Riverside, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Author, illustrator |
| Period: | 1994–present |
| Genre: | Children's picture books |
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Eric Rohmann (born 26 October 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. He created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.[1]
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.[3] Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No!.[4] He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus.[5]