Richard Egielski (born July 16, 1952 in New York City) is an American illustrator most famous for Hey, Al, a book that Arthur Yorinks wrote, but for which Egielski won the 1987 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations. Egielski is married to Denise Saldutti who is also an artist/illustrator and the couple have a son Ian Joseph Egielski.
Egielski lives in Milford, New Jersey. He was featured in the October 2011 issue of BookPage.[1]