Richard Egielski

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]

Notable illustrated books

Amy's Eyes (1985)
Hey, Al (1986)
Buz (1999)
The Gingerbread Boy (2000)
Slim and Jim (2002)

References

^ Adelson, Fred B. "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Accessed December 9, 2007. "Both Richard Egielski of Milford and John Schoenherr of Delaware Township (near Stockton) are represented by illustrations from books aimed at ages 4 to 8, the youngest group."

External links

Egielski, Richard, Encyclopædia Britannica

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