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Gail Gibbons


Born
in Oak Park, IL, The United States
January 01, 1944

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From gailgibbons.com: I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1944. Even as a little child, I was always busy putting books together. Sometimes I would bind them with yarn to hold the pages together. I've always loved drawing and painting. I was also a very curious child. My parents tell me that I was always asking lots and lots of questions.

Later, I went on to the University of Illinois, where I studied graphic design. Then I moved to New York City, where I got a job doing artwork for television shows. Eventually I was asked to do the artwork for a children's show. While doing that show, some of the children asked me if I had ever thought of doing children's books. My mind immediately recalled how much I enjoyed doing that type of thing when
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The Moon Book

3.98 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 1997 — 23 editions
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The Pumpkin Book

3.94 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions
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3.88 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
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The Vegetables We Eat

3.87 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions
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Bats

4.09 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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St. Patrick's Day

3.74 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 1994 — 19 editions
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Tornadoes!

4.07 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions
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Monarch Butterfly

4.10 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1989 — 19 editions
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