Shawn Harris is an award-winning author and illustrator of books for kids. The Eyes and the Impossible, a #1 New York Times bestseller written by Dave Eggers, was awarded the John Newbery Medal, while his authorial debut Have You Ever Seen A Flower, called a “stunning tour de force…” by The New York Times, received a Caldecott Honor. The National Museum of Wildlife Art gave Shawn the Bull-Bransom Award, for excellence in the field of children’s book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife, for his cut-paper illustrations in A Polar Bear in the Snow, by Mac Barnett, with whom he also creates the bestselling First Cat In Space graphic novel series. Shawn lives in Half Moon Bay, California, and likes to writes songs, surf, and play racquetball.
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Educators, you might find the resources on my youtube link useful for teaching art and writing.
And maybe you know about how Mac Barnett and I wrote a whole graphic novel week by week in front of an online audience of kids and parents? Well you can still watch our “rough draft” of The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza here.
If you like to see process and stay up to date on my tour dates, Instagram is where I post that sort of stuff.