Day, Larry 1956–

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Day, Larry 1956–

Personal

Born 1956, in IL; married; wife's name Melanie; children: Andrew, Peter. Education: Southern Illinois University, A.A. (commercial art), 1978.

Addresses

Home and office—Downers Grove, IL. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator. Storyboard artist for advertising campaigns, beginning 1987, clients including Altria, Circuit City, Hallmark, Maytag, McDonalds, Proctor & Gamble, Starbucks, Tropicana, Walt Disney, and the U.S. Army. Exhibitions: Watercolor paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo shows, including Society of Illustrators, New York, NY.

Member

Society of Illustrators, Illustrator's Partnership of America, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Awards, Honors

Golden Kite Award, 2006, Kansas Notable Book designation, 2007, and North Carolina Picture Book Award nomination, 2008, all for Not Afraid of Dogs.

Illustrator

Emily Costello, Runaway Wolf Pups, Avon Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Emily Costello, Bad Luck Lion, Avon Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Emily Costello, Frightened Fawn, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Pony in Trouble, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Stephen Krensky, Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Lost Kitten, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Hit-and-Run-Retriever, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Stephen Krensky, Pearl Harbor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2001.

Emily Costello, Lonely Lamb, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2001.

Ginger Howard, William's House, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2001.

Stephanie Spinner, Who Was Annie Oakley?, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 2002.

Susan Provost Beller, Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats: Soldiering in the Revolutionary War, Twenty-first Century Books (Brookfield, CT), 2003.

Gare Thompson, The Monitor: The Iron Warship That Changed the World, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 2003.

Diane ZuHone Shore, Rosa Loves to Read, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.

Dennis B. Fradin, Let It Begin Here!: Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 2005.

Suzanne Jurmain, George Did It, Dutton Children's Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Susanna Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs, Walker (New York, NY), 2006.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklinks, July, 2005, Carolyn Phelan, review of Let It Begin Here!: Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, p. 8; January-February, 2006, Laura Tillotson, review of George Did It, p. 28.

Booklist, June 1, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 88.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February, 2006, Elizabeth Bush, review of George Did It, p. 270.

Horn Book, July-August, 2006, Jennifer M. Brabander, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 429.

Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2006, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 522.

Library Media Connection, October, 2006, Maureen Mooney, review of George Did It, p. 83; October, 2006, Marilyn Teicher, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 68.

School Library Journal, July, 2006, Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 84.