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Gail Gibbons


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

Website

Genre
Children's Books


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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 17,045 ratings · 2,906 reviews · 222 distinct works • Similar authors
From Seed to Plant
4.02 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 1991 — 24 editions
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The Seasons of Arnold's App...
3.89 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 1984 — 14 editions
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The Moon Book
3.99 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 1997 — 20 editions
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The Pumpkin Book
3.93 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions
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Apples
3.88 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
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Bats
4.09 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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The Vegetables We Eat
3.85 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions
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St. Patrick's Day
3.73 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 1994 — 18 editions
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Tornadoes!
4.06 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions
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Monarch Butterfly
4.11 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1989 — 19 editions
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