David Catrow (born December 16, 1952) is an American artist,
cartoonist
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, and illustrator of
children's books
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.
Catrow has illustrated over 60 children's books and prior to this, worked as a cartoonist at the ''
Springfield News-Sun
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'' (Ohio). His illustrations for the book ''She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!'' was one of
The New York Times
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"Best Illustrated Books of the Year" for 1995. He was the illustrator for ''
How Murray Saved Christmas
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'' written by
Mike Reiss
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which was adapted into a 2014 animated television special of the same name which aired on
NBC
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.
Catrow has also served as a visual developer for animated films, including films such as ''
Despicable Me
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'' and ''
Horton Hears a Who!
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''.
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He and his wife, Deborah, live in Springfield, Ohio and have two children.
Bibliography
As illustrator
*''Story of Trail of Tears'' (1986)
*''The Cataract of Lodore'' (1991)
*''That's Good! That's Bad!'' (1991)
*''Backstage With Clawdio'' (1993)
*''The Bird Ladies of Boston'' (1995)
*''She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!'' (1995)
*''The Million-Dollar Bear'' (1995)
*''Over the River and Through the Wood'' (1996)
*''The Long, Long Letter'' (1996)
*''Why Lapin's Ears Are Long: And Other Tales from the Louisiana Bayou'' (1997)
*''Westward Ho, Carlotta!'' (1997)
*''There Was an Old Witch'' (1998)
*''Rotten Teeth'' (1998)
*''The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1999)
*''Cesar's Amazing Journey'' (1999)
*''Fungus That Ate My School'' (2000)
*''How Murray Saved Christmas'' (2000)
*''Cinderella Skeleton'' (2000)
*''Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon'' (2001)
*''Plantzilla'' (2002)
*''Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs'' (2002)
*''Santa Claustrophobia'' (2002)
*''That's Good! That's Bad! in the Grand Canyon'' (2002)
*''I'm Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs'' (2003)
*''Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll'' (2003)
*''Little Pierre: A Cajun Story from Louisiana'' (2003)
*''The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln'' (2003)
*''I Like Myself!'' (2004)
*''Lu and the Swamp Ghost'' (2004)
*''I Wanna Iguana'' (2004)
*''Wet Dog!'' (2005)
*''I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!'' (2005)
*''Our Tree Named Steve'' (2005)
*''Where Did They Hide My Presents?: Silly Dilly Christmas Songs'' (2005)
*''Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?'' (2006)
*''Plantzilla Goes to Camp'' (2006)
*''Merry Un-Christmas'' (2006)
*''Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs'' (2006)
*''Doggone Dogs'' (2008)
*''My School's a Zoo!'' (2008)
*''On Top of the Potty'' (2008)
*''Dozens of Cousins'' (2008)
*''The Boy Who Wouldn't Share'' (2008)
*''Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs'' (2008)
*''Going, Going, Gone!: And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs'' (2009)
*''The Middle-Child Blues'' (2009)
*''Too Much Kissing!: And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents'' (2009)
*''I Wanna New Room'' (2010)
*''Jackhammer Sam'' (2011), written by Peter Mandel
As writer and illustrator
*''Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt'' (2009)
*''Max Spaniel: Funny Lunch'' (2010)
*''Max Spaniel: Best in Show'' (2011)
See also
References
External links
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
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1952 births
American children's book illustrators
American editorial cartoonists
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)