Small, David, 1945-
Dates
- Existence: 1945-
Biography
David Small is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. His books have been awarded a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, among other recognition. He was born and raised in Detroit and began drawing at an early age.
He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree at Yale University. Small taught art for many years on the college level, ran a film series, and made satirical sketches for campus newspapers. His first book, Eulalie and the Hopping Head, which he wrote and illustrated, was published in 1981.
Small earned a 1997 Caldecott Honor and The Christopher Medal for The Gardener, with Sarah Stewart, his wife. In 2001 Small won the Caldecott Medal for So You Want to Be President?, combining political cartooning with children's book illustration. He received a second Caldecott Honor in 2013 for illustrating Toni Buzzeo's One Cool Friend. Small's drawings have appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times. On July 15, 2014, he was announced as a finalist for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature.
David Small and his wife Sarah Stewart make their home in an historic manor house in Mendon, Michigan.
His current work and list of awards can be found on his website.
Found in 325 Collections and/or Records:
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 9/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Eli Whitney inventing the cotton gin while people work in the background.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 10/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of a man coming out of a grave using a hatch developed by Franz Vester.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 11/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Joseph Henry attempting to claim that he invented the telegraph machine as Samuel F.B. Morse recieves an award for his own telegraph machine.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 12/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Thomas Jefferson standing in his home as the two faced clock he invented is installed.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 13/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Thomas Jefferson standing in his home as the two faced clock he invented is installed.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 14/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Thomas Edison peacefully feeding birds near him on a park bench.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 15/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of two men talking on phones while standing on the sides of an "invention machine" covered in instruments and dials.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 16/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece similar to the front cover illustration but smaller, of two men talking on phones while standing on the sides of an "invention machine."
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 17/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Charles Babbage working on the first "computer" but the parts are hauled away as garbage.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? 18/27, 2002
An ink, watercolor, and pastel piece of Elisha Otis demonstrating his emergency brakes for a raised platform with a person on the platform.