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Matthew Forsythe

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in Toronto, Canada

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Matthew Forsythe is an author and illustrator living in Los Angeles.

His first book, Pokko and the Drum, won the Charlotte Zolotow Honor for picture book writing and his second book, MINA, was a Governor General Awards finalist.

He was also a designer on several animated shows including Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel and the Oscar-nominated film, Robin Robin.

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	Pokko and the Drum 4.41 avg rating — 2,345 ratings — published 2019 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight, Vol. 3 (Flight, #3) by Kazu Kibuishi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michel Gagné (Contributor), Tony Cliff (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 2,257 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories by Gianni Rodari, Matthew Forsythe (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Jack D. Zipes (Translation) 4.22 avg rating — 1,982 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt (Goodreads Author), Matthew Forsythe (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,823 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mina 4.15 avg rating — 1,611 ratings — published 2022 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aggie and the Ghost 4.26 avg rating — 1,205 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jinchalo 3.69 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ojingogo 3.73 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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