Peter Brown (illustrator) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Brown
Brown at the 2014 National Book Festival
Born	Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Illustrator, writer
Nationality	American
Education	Art Center College of Design
Genre	Children's picture books
Notable works	The Curious Garden (2009) Children Make Terrible Pets (2010) Creepy Carrots! (2012) The Wild Robot (2016)

Peter Brown is a super talented American writer and illustrator. He's famous for creating amazing picture books for kids! You might know his work from books like Creepy Carrots! or The Wild Robot. In 2013, he even won a special award called the Caldecott Honor for his awesome illustrations in Creepy Carrots!.

About Peter Brown

His Journey as an Artist

Peter Brown grew up in Hopewell, New Jersey. He loved art and went to the ArtCenter College of Design to study illustration. After finishing college, he moved to New York City in 2002. This helped him be closer to where books are published.

He was working on animated TV shows when he got a book deal. This was to write and illustrate his very first picture book, Flight of the Dodo. Soon after, he signed up for his second and third books. That's how his exciting career as a children's author and illustrator began!

Since then, Peter Brown has written and illustrated many popular books. He has won lots of awards for his work. These include a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, and two E.B. White Awards. He also won a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Many of his books, like The Wild Robot series, have become New York Times bestsellers!

Amazing Books and Awards

Peter Brown's books are very popular. Many of them have been chosen as Junior Library Guild books. These include You Will Be My Friend! (2011), My Teacher Is a Monster! (2014), The Wild Robot (2016), and The Wild Robot Escapes (2018).

Six of his books have been on the New York Times bestseller list. These are Children Make Terrible Pets, The Curious Garden, The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and You Will Be My Friend!. His books The Wild Robot Escapes also became a bestseller for Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Some of his books have been named among the best children's books of the year by different groups:

• In 2009, The Curious Garden was praised by Publishers Weekly.
• In 2010, The New York Times called Children Make Terrible Pets one of the best illustrated books.
• In 2014, My Teacher is a Monster! was also named a top children's book by Publishers Weekly.
• In 2016, The Wild Robot was a favorite of Kirkus Reviews, the New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.
• In 2019, The Wild Robot Escapes was a top pick by Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, the New York Public Library, and School Library Journal.

The Wild Robot was even included on Booklist's list of "50 Best Middle-Grade Novels of the 21st Century."

Peter Brown has won many awards for the books he wrote and illustrated:

• The Curious Garden won the NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture Book in 2009. It also won the Children's Choice Book Award: Illustrator of the Year and the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Book in 2010. In 2011, it won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.
• Children Make Terrible Pets won the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Book and the NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture Book in 2011. It also won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video in 2012.
• You Will Be My Friend! won the Irma Black Award in 2012.
• Mr. Tiger Goes Wild won the Cybils Award for Fiction Picture Book in 2013. In 2014, it won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book, the Bull-Bransom Award, the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration, and the NAIBA Books of the Year for Picture Book.
• The Wild Robot Escapes won the ORCA Award for Upper Elementary in 2019.

Peter Brown has also illustrated many books by other authors that have won awards:

• His illustrations for Creepy Carrots! (written by Aaron Reynolds) earned him a Caldecott Honor in 2013. This book also won the Crystal Kite Member Choice Award: Midwest in 2013.
• Creepy Pair of Underwear! (also by Aaron Reynolds) was named one of the best children's books of the year in 2017 by Amazon, the Los Angeles Public Library, and Kirkus Reviews.
• Creepy Crayon! (another Aaron Reynolds book) was named one of the best children's books of the year by Kirkus Reviews in 2022.

Peter Brown's Books

Here are some of the amazing books Peter Brown has created:

Books Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown

• Flight of the Dodo (2005)
• Chowder (2006)
• The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder (2007)
• The Curious Garden (2009)
• Children Make Terrible Pets (2010)
• You Will Be My Friend! (2011)
• Mr. Tiger Goes Wild (2013)
• My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) (2014)
• The Wild Robot (2016)
• The Wild Robot Escapes (2017)
• Fred Gets Dressed (2021)
• The Wild Robot Protects (2023)

Books Illustrated by Peter Brown

• Barkbelly (2006) by Cat Weatherill
• Snowbone (2007) by Cat Weatherill
• Kaline Klattermaster’s Tree House (2008) by Haven Kimmel
• The Purple Kangaroo (2009) by Michael Ian Black
• Creepy Carrots! (2012) by Aaron Reynolds
• Creepy Pair of Underwear! (2017) by Aaron Reynolds
• Creepy Crayon! (2022) by Aaron Reynolds