Matt Phelan is an author and illustrator of books for all ages. His most recent picture book Bartleby (FSG) is a childhood take on Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener,” featuring a polar bear in a red bowler hat and overalls. He is the author/illustrator of a trio of seasonal picture books Sweater Weather, Turtle Walk, and Pignic (Greenwillow) as well as the highly illustrated five-title Plum chapter book series which concluded with Big Changes for Plum! (Greenwillow) which was a Sid Fleischman Humor Award Honor.
As a graphic novelist, Matt has been nominated for five Will Eisner Awards, including best writer/artist and best new graphic album for Bluffton. He is the author/illustrator of three other graphic novels: the Scott O’Dell Award-winning The Storm in the Barn, Around the World, and the New York Times Bestseller Snow White (all Candlewick Press). Matt has illustrated many books for young readers, including The Higher Power of Lucky (Atheneum) by Susan Patron, winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal, Flora’s Very Windy Day (Clarion) by Jeanne Birdsall, and Xander’s Panda Party (Clarion) by Linda Sue Park.
