Brian illustrated the poems, TBA.
Gnome & UnGnome Facts About Brian:
Brian Lies was born in Princeton, NJ, and graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a degree in British and American Literature.
He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for 2.5 years, and created Op/Ed page illustrations for numerous publications, including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and Christian Science Monitor.
He illustrated his first children’s book for Houghton Mifflin Company in 1989 and has since illustrated nearly thirty others, including his 2019 Caldecott Honor-winning The Rough Patch, and his New York Times bestselling bat series (Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Bats at the Ballgame and Bats in the Band).
Brian’s work has garnered many publishing awards and can be found in galleries around the country. He enjoys visiting elementary schools around the US and talking about writing and illustration.
He and his wife, Laurel, live in Duxbury, MA with their daughter and two cats.
WOMBAT SAID COME IN written by Carmen Agra Deedy, and illustrated by Brian Lies is AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS!
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