Brian Biggs facts for kids
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Brian Biggs
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Brian Michael Biggs
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Brian Biggs, born on March 9, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a super talented artist. He writes and draws amazing books for kids! You might have seen his work published by big companies like HarperCollins and Random House. He even illustrated two classic Little Golden Books.
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Brian Biggs's Creative Journey
How Brian Biggs Started Drawing
Brian Biggs began his art career as a cartoonist. He drew comics for his school newspaper, the North Texas Daily, at North Texas State University. His comic strip, called Roommates, was very popular. It ran until he moved to a different art school.
In the 1990s, Brian started drawing comic books. He was part of a cool, independent comic book scene. Some of his well-known comics from this time include Frederick and Eloise, published in 1999. Another one was Dear Julia, which came out in 1996 and 1997. Dear Julia was even turned into a short film later on!
Brian Biggs's Children's Books
Brian Biggs eventually started illustrating for smaller projects. This led him to illustrate a whole series of children's books called Shredderman. These books were written by Wendelin Van Draanen between 2004 and 2006. The Shredderman series was so successful that it became a Nickelodeon TV movie called Shredderman Rules!
Because Shredderman was such a hit, Brian got to work on even more books. He illustrated the Roscoe Riley Rules book series and the Brownie & Pearl books, written 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 Biggs has written and illustrated his own book series. It's called Everything Goes. He is also the illustrator for Jon Scieszka's book series, Frank Einstein. In 2016, the first books in his Tinyville Town series were published, adding more fun stories for young readers.
Brian Biggs's Life and Education
Brian Biggs went to North Texas State University in 1987. He later transferred to the Parsons School of Design, a famous art school. In 1993, he moved to San Francisco. Since 1999, Brian Biggs has lived and worked in Philadelphia, where he continues to create amazing art.
Books by Brian Biggs
- Dear Julia, 1996 (Graphic Novel) Black Eye Productions, ISBN: 1-891830-12-0
- Frederick & Eloise: A Love Story 1997 (Graphic Novel) Fantagraphics, ISBN: 1-56097-096-0
- Un Mode de Transport, 2004 (Book [French]) Éditions du Rouergue, ISBN: 2-84156-471-1
- Shredderman series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen—2004-2006 (Children's Novel) Knopf, ISBN: 0-375-82351-4, ISBN: 0-375-82352-2, ISBN: 0-375-82353-0, ISBN: 0-375-82354-9
- Goofball Malone series, written by Stephen Mooser (Children's Book) Grosset & Dunlap, ISBN: 0-448-43893-3, ISBN: 0-448-43894-1
- One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales written by Garth Nix—2007 (Children's Short Story Collection) HarperCollins, ISBN: 0-06-084320-9
- Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide written by Lynn Brunelle—2007 (Children's Guidebook) Workman Publishing, ISBN: 0-7611-4122-7
- Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark written by Judy Sierra—2008 (Children's Poems) Knopf, ISBN: 0-375-83747-7
- Everything Goes: Blue Bus, Red Balloon: A Book of Colors, HarperCollins, 2013, ISBN: 9780061958144
- Everything Goes: By Sea, HarperCollins, 2013, ISBN: 9780061958113
