Brian Biggs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Brian Biggs
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Brian Michael Biggs
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Brian Biggs is a talented American artist, born on March 9, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is best known for writing and illustrating many popular children's books. His work has been published by big names like HarperCollins and Random House. He even illustrated two classic Little Golden Books.
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Brian Biggs' Early Art Adventures
Brian Biggs started his art journey as a cartoonist. He drew comics for his college newspaper, the North Texas Daily, at North Texas State University. His comic strip was called Roommates.
Later, in the 1990s, Brian began drawing for comic books. He was part of the "underground comix" scene, which was a place for artists to create unique and independent comics. Some of his well-known comics from this time include Frederick and Eloise (1999) and Dear Julia (1996–97). Dear Julia was even turned into a short film!
Creating Books for Kids
Brian Biggs soon started illustrating for children's books. One of his first big projects was the Shredderman series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen. This series was so popular that it became a TV movie called Shredderman Rules on Nickelodeon!
After the success of Shredderman, Brian illustrated more books. These included the Roscoe Riley Rules series and the Brownie & Pearl books by Cynthia Rylant. People started to recognize his unique art style. He uses thick, bold outlines and bright digital colors in his drawings.
More recently, Brian has written and illustrated his own book series called Everything Goes. He also illustrates the Frank Einstein series by Jon Scieszka. In 2016, he launched another new series called Tinyville Town.
About Brian's Life
Brian Biggs went to North Texas State University in 1987. He later transferred to the Parsons School of Design to continue his art studies. In 1993, he moved to San Francisco. Since 1999, Brian has lived and worked in Philadelphia, where he continues to create amazing books for young readers.
Some of Brian's Books
Here are some of the books Brian Biggs has worked on:
- Dear Julia, 1996 (A graphic novel)
- Frederick & Eloise: A Love Story, 1997 (Another graphic novel)
- Shredderman series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen (2004-2006)
- Goofball Malone series, written by Stephen Mooser
- One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales written by Garth Nix (2007)
- Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide written by Lynn Brunelle (2007)
- Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark written by Judy Sierra (2008)
- Everything Goes: Blue Bus, Red Balloon: A Book of Colors (2013)
- Everything Goes: By Sea (2013)
