Mike Curato
American writer and illustrator of children's books
Mike Curato is a Filipino-American writer and illustrator of children's books. His graphic novel, Flamer , received a Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2021.[ 1]
Personal life
Curato was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City and currently lives in Brooklyn .[ 2]
He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University before moving to Seattle to pursue a career as a graphic designer.[ 2]
He is Filipino-American and was raised Catholic.[ 3]
Selected works
Little Elliot series (2014-2018)
The Little Elliot series follows an elephant named Elliot and consists of five books: Little Elliot, Big City (2015); Little Elliot, Big Family (2015); Little Elliot, Big Fun (2016); Little Elliot, Fall Friends (2017); and Merry Christmas, Little Elliot (2018).
Accolades for the Little Elliot books
Year
Book
Accolade
Result
Ref.
2014
Little Elliot, Big City
Society of Illustrators ' Founder's Award
Winner
[ 4]
Amazon 's Best Books of 2014: Ages 3-5
Selection
[ 5]
HuffPost 's Best Picture Books: Most Charming
Winner
[ 6]
PBS Best Picture Books
Honorable Mention
[ 5]
2015
Ezra Jack Keats Award: New Illustrator
Honor
[ 7]
Communication Arts Award of Excellence: Illustration
Winner
[ 8]
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association: Picture Book of the Year
Winner
[ 9]
Little Elliot, Big Family
Amazon 's Best Books of 2015: Ages 3-5
Selection
[ 10]
2016
Children's Book Council Children's Choice Illustrator
Finalist
[ 11]
NCTE Charlotte Huck Award
Recommended
[ 12]
IndieBound Indies Next List
Selection
[ 10]
2017
Little Elliot, Fall Friends
HuffPost 's Best Picture Books: Best Friendship/Kindness
Honorable Mention
[ 13]
Flamer (2020)
Flamer is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel , published September 1, 2020 by Henry Holt and Company . The book has received various accolades, including the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2021.[ 1]
Publications
Little Elliot series
Little Elliot, Big City , published August 26, 2014 by Henry Holt and Company
Little Elliot, Big Family , published October 6, 2015 by Henry Holt and Company
Little Elliot, Big Fun , published August 30, 2016 by Henry Holt and Company
Little Elliot, Fall Friends , published August 29, 2017 by Henry Holt and Company
Merry Christmas, Little Elliot , published September 11, 2018 by Henry Holt and Company
Standalone books
Illustrator
Worm Loves Worm , written by J. J. Austrian and published January 5, 2016 by Balzer + Bray
All the Way to Havana , written by Margarita Engle and published August 29, 2017 by Henry Holt and Company
What If... , written by Samantha Berger and published April 10, 2018 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Sunny Day: A Celebration of Sesame Street , written by Joe Raposo; illustrated alongside Christian Robinson , Selina Alko, Brigette Barrager, Roger Bradford, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Ziyue Chen, Joey Chu, Pat Cummings , Leo Espinosa, Tom Lichtenheld, Rafael López , Emily Winfield Martin , Joe Mathieu, Kenard Pak, Greg Pizzoli, Sean Qualls, and Dan Santat ; and published October 22, 2019 by Random House Books for Young Readers
The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts , written by Trudy Ludwig, published August 25, 2020 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Sharey Godmother , written by Samantha Berger and published April 13, 2021 by Imprint
What Are You? written by Christian Trimmer and expected to be published October 18, 2022 by Roaring Brook Press
References
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