Bagram Ibatoulline is a Russian-born artist who has illustrated numerous books for younger readers written by Philip Booth,

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, Michelle Houts, Stephen Mitchell,

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and others. His illustrations have been noted in reviews in ''

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'', ''

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'', and other national publications. Maria Russo wrote in 2019 that "Ibatoulline’s realistic watercolors astound and enchant, as always."

Early life

Ibatoulline was raised in

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, and at the age of 15 his family moved from Omsk to

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. After finishing his secondary education there, he spent four years as a student at the

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. He served in the Russian army, and then entered the

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. He emigrated to the United States in 1991. His first book as an illustrator was ''Crossing'' (2001); the book is based on a poem by Philip Booth, and its narrative is created by its illustrations. Interview of Bagram Ibatoulline.

''The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane''

Kate DiCamillo and Ibatoulline received the 2006

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for ''

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ''The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane'' is a 2006 children's novel by American author Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Following the life of a china rabbit, the book won the 2006 ''Boston Globe''-''Horn'' Book Award in ...

''. Michael Hearn's review in ''The New York Times'' noted that "Bagram Ibatoulline's haunting color plates and sepia illustrations at the beginning of each chapter evoke the era of Andrew Wyeth, Howard Pyle and Maxfield Parrish." In 2012, it was ranked number 59 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by ''

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'' .

''Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo''

In 2007, Bagram Ibatoulline illustrated

's first picture book, ''Great Joy,'' a Christmas picture book.

References

External links

* Ibatoulline's website reproduces many of his illustrations. * Publisher's biography of Ibatoulline. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibatoulline, Bagram American children's book illustrators Russian children's book illustrators Year of birth missing (living people) Living people

Early life

''The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane''

''Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo''

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Further reading

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