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Small, David, 1945-

 Person

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:

The Princess Says Goodnight - Envelope 2/2 (O/A), 2011

 File — Envelope 80: [Barcode: 31141024382132]
Scope and Contents

18 watercolor, pastel, pencil pieces of original art from The Princess Says Goodnight. (artwork from entire book present in this envelope.)

Dates: 2011

The Quiet Place 1/4 - Image 1/2, 2012

 File — Frame 182: [Barcode: 31141024460482], Object: 1
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of children playing in cardboard boxes made to look like homes with many Latin American themes.

Dates: Publication: 2012

The Quiet Place 1/4 - Image 2/2, 2012

 File — Frame 182: [Barcode: 31141024460482], Object: 2
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of children continuing to play in cardboard homes while other children look on in joy.

Dates: Publication: 2012

The Quiet Place 2/4, 2012

 File — Frame 183: [Barcode: 31141024460532]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of a young girl looking into a cardboard box while movers carry a refrigerator into a home in the background.

Dates: Publication: 2012

The Quiet Place 3/4, 2012

 File — Frame 184: [Barcode: 31141024460615]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of a young girl folding paper into origami on the floor while surrounded by other crafts supplies.

Dates: Publication: 2012

The Quiet Place 4/4, 2012

 File — Frame 185: [Barcode: 31141024460409]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of a family in a car arriving at the US-Mexico boarder waiting to go through customs.

Dates: Publication: 2012

The Quiet Place - Envelope 1/2 (O/A), 2012

 File — Envelope 81: [Barcode: 31141024382215]
Scope and Contents

18 pieces of original art done in watercolor, ink, and pastel (all artwork for book accounted for in the collection)

Dates: 2012

The Quiet Place - Envelope 2/2, 2012

 File — Envelope 82: [Barcode: 31141024382033]
Scope and Contents

34 watercolor, pastel, and pencil drafts, about 20 pages of correspondence with the editor, 74 sketches and dummy pages.

Dates: 2012

The Underneath - 1/1 (O/A), 2008

 File — Envelope 83: [Barcode: 31141024381977]
Scope and Contents

19 pieces of original artwork in watercolor, pencil, and ink and 57 pieces of draft artwork in ink and pencil

Dates: 2008

This Book of Mine 1/3, 2019

 File — Frame 136: [Barcode: 31141024459849]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of a person reading a book aloud to an empty auditorium.

Dates: Publication: 2019