Arrasmith, Patrick

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Arrasmith, Patrick

Personal

Born in Walnut Creek, CA. Education: California College of Arts and Crafts, degree (illustration). Hobbies and other interests: Traveling.

Addresses

Home and office—309 6th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator.

Member

Society of Illustrators.

Awards, Honors

American Library Association Best of the Best for Young Adults designation, and inclusion in New York Times 100 Best Titles for Reading and Sharing, both 2005, both for The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney.

Illustrator

"THE LAST APPRENTICE" SERIES; NOVELS FOR CHILDREN

Joseph Delaney, Revenge of the Witch, Greenwillow Books (New York, NY), 2005.

Joseph Delaney, Curse of the Bane, Greenwillow Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor of illustrations to periodicals, including Spectrum, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, American Showcase, Print, R.S.V.P., Entertainment Weekly, Reader's Digest, Outside, PC, Weekly Standard, American Medical News, Advertising Age, Avenue, A, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Village Voice, and Step by Step.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, August, 2005, Ilene Cooper, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 2022; May 15, 2006, Jennifer Mattson, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 57; August 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review of Curse of the Bane, p. 74.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November, 2006, Deborah Stevenson, review of Curse of the Bane, p. 119.

Horn Book, November-December, 2005, Anita L. Burkam, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 715; September-October, 2006, Roger Sutton, review of Curse of the Bane, p. 580.

Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2005, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 846; August 1, 2006, review of Curse of the Bane, p. 784.

Kliatt, September, 2005, Lesley Farmer, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 7.

Library Media Connection, March, 2006, Heather Loy, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 64.

Publishers Weekly, October 10, 2005, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 62.

School Library Journal, November, 2005, Beth L. Meister, review of Revenge of the Witch, p. 132; November, 2006, Sue Giffard, review of Curse of the Bane, p. 132.