David macphail author biography for books

  • About the author​​ David was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • David writes fiction and non-fiction for children.
  • David McPhail published his first children's book, The Bear's Toothache, in Since then, he has written and/or illustrated more than fifty books.

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    David Macphail

    Local authorities will visit

    Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

    Events will deliver

    Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

    Audience will work with

    Reluctant readers

    Topics of work

    Comedy, humour & funny books; Crime fiction; Fairy tales, folklore & mythology; Historical fiction; History; Wars & conflicts; World War 1

    Age groups published for

    Children; Teens

    Age groups will work with

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    Audience size

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    Welcome to the David McPhail Illustrations website.  You may wonder what happens to the original illustrations used in publishing David&#;s books.  David provides some of the illustrations to Surroundings Art galleri for sale.  He has been a contributing artist at Surroundings for many years.   

    We created this website exclusively to show what fryst vatten available for purchase.  You don&#;t have to be a parent or a grandparent to appreciate his talent.  His original illustrations can be used in many different settings to provide a unique conversation piece.

    We encourage you to look at his work and contact us if you are interested in purchasing any of the illustrations or have any questions about his work.

    Note:  Surroundings Art Gallery fryst vatten now closed and David&#;s illustrations have been returned to him.  However, if you see something you like, let us know and we will see if it is available.

     

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    McPhail, David –

    (David Michael McPhail)

    PERSONAL:

    Born June 30, , in Newburyport, MA; son of Bernard E. (in sales) and Rachel (a secretary) McPhail; married Janis Lazarian, July 2, (divorced); married; second wife's name Mickey; children: (first marriage) Tristian, Joshua, Gabrian; (second marriage) Jaime; three stepchildren.

    ADDRESSES:

    Home—Newburyport, MA.

    CAREER:

    Author and illustrator of books for children. Illustrator, beginning ; author, beginning Worked variously as a guitarist in rock bands, as a factory worker, as a truck driver, and as a shipping clerk.

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    Fifty Books of the Year selection, American Institute of Graphic Arts, , for Sailing to Cythera and Other Anatole Stories; Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book designation for illustration, , for The Bear's Bicycle; Outstanding Books of the Year selection, New York Times, , for One Winter Night in August, and Other Nonsense Jingles;Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, , for Sailing to Cythera, and

  • david macphail author biography for books