Matt Tavares

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Matthew Manuel Tavares (b. December 4, 1975) is an American author and illustrator of picture books for children. He attended Bates College, and is a member of the illustration faculty at Maine College of Art. Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine with his wife and daughter.

Tavares is the author-illustrator of Mudball, Zachary's Ball, and Oliver's Game, and the illustrator of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Jack and the Beanstalk.

[edit] Awards

  • Jack and the Beanstalk (written by E. Nesbit, illustrated by Matt Tavares) received a 2006 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award, and was selected to the New York Public Library's "Children's Books 2006: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" list.
  • Mudball received a 2005 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award, and was named to the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list.
  • Oliver's Game received a 2004 Parents' Choice Awards Silver Honor, and a 2004 International Reading Association Children's Book Award, Notable.
  • Zachary's Ball received a 2000 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, and a 2000 Massachusetts Book Award Honor.

[edit] Books

  • Zachary's Ball, 2000, Candlewick Press
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, 2002, Candlewick Press
  • Oliver's Game, 2004, Candlewick Press
  • Mudball, 2005, Candlewick Press
  • Jack and the Beanstalk, 2006, Candlewick Press

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