Dom Cioffi
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Dominic P. Cioffi (born August 11, 1966) is an American writer and illustrator who created the popular Digby picture books.
[edit] Biography
Cioffi was born in Rutland, VT, the third of three sons, and attended Rutland High School. He graduated from Saint Michael's College in Colchester, VT, in 1989 with a degree in philosophy and immediately began a career as a graphic artist and writer. Between 1991 and 1993 Cioffi published the single panel cartoon The Bottom Line in newspapers and magazines across the United States and Canada. In 1994 he began writing the weekly column "Real to Reel," a self-described movie review diary that combines motion picture criticism with personal reflection. The column continues to run weekly in The Rutland Tribune under the name The Movie Diary.
Cioffi is most notable as the author and illustrator of Digby and the Lake Monster, a children's picture book that details the life of Champ (legend), the mysterious lake monster believed to inhabit Lake Champlain in northern New England. Digby and the Lake Monster is part of a series of Digby books, which all highlight popular New England themes.
Cioffi continues to reside in Vermont with his wife and son.
