Bio:

Matt Phelan is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including I’ll Be There by Ann Stott, Flora’s Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall, and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal. He is the author/illustrator of the graphic novel The Storm in the Barn, which won the 2010 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, was produced as a play, and has been optioned for a feature film. His second graphic novel Around the World received the 2012 Carolyn W.Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association and two Eisner Award nominations. Matt lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Writer/Illustrator
PAL
Member since 2003
Region: Pennsylvania: East

Contact Information

Email:  matt@mattphelan.com
Current Location:   Philadelphia
Website:  http://www.mattphelan.com

Published In Children's Market: Yes
Available for Speaking Engagements? Yes