Tom lichtenheld biography
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About
I make books for children and people who used to be children.
I’ve always loved drawing pictures and making up stories, so I feel very fortunate to have found a job that lets me do both.
The question I hear most often from readers is “Where do you get your ideas?” I get ideas by keeping my eyes and ears open, especially when I’m around kids. I try to see things as they would and create from their perspective. I create as if I’m just having a fun conversation with a child and I keep in mind that they’re smarter than we think.
For inspiration, I have a bunch of photos of kids on my wall. Whenever I’m stuck for an idea, I look at one of those photographs and think to myself, “What would make that kid laugh?”
Whether working from a manuscript, collaborating with a writer or writing a book myself, I always start with lots of rough sketches. The final illustrations are often done on colored paper, using ink, watercolor, colored pencil, pastels and whatever else achieves the look I have in mind. I prefer the hands-on tactile experience of traditional art materials but I will use digital tools to add layers and fix mistakes.
I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with many wonderful authors, editors and designers, and I appreciate everything they
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Illinois Authors
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Lichtenheld, Tom 1953-
PERSONAL:
Born June 14, 1953, in Nixon, IL; son of John and Mabel Lichtenheld; married Jan Miller. Education: Attended University of Wisconsin—Madison.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Geneva, IL.
CAREER:
Advertising creative director in Minneapolis, MN, 1990-2000; Cramer-Krasselt (advertising agency), Chicago, IL, creative director, 2004—. Writer and illustrator of children's books.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Listed among best children's books of the year, Newsweek, 2000, for Everything I Know about Pirates: A Collection of Made-Up Facts, Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Bad Guys of the High Seas; included among fifty best books of the year, Child, 2003, for What Are You So Grumpy About?
WRITINGS:
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
(And illustrator) Everything I Know about Pirates: A Collection of Made-Up Facts, Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Bad Guys of the High Seas, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2000.
(And illustrator) Everything I Know about Monsters: A Collection of Made-Up Facts, Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Creatures of Creepiness, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2002.
(And illustrator) What Are You So Grumpy About?, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 2003.
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