Brian Biggs
Encyclopedia
Brian Biggs is a Children's Book Illustrator
. He has been published by HarperCollins
and Random House
, among others, and has illustrated a Little Golden Book.
. It was later made into a short film directed by Isaac E. Gozin.
in 2004-05, which was turned into the Nickelodeon
TV film Shredderman Rules
. He landed more deals later, like the Roscoe Riley Rules book series, and Brownie & Pearl, written by Cynthia Rylant
. He has recently finished the first book of a book series, Everything Goes, written and illustrated by himself.
2010.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He has been published by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
and Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, among others, and has illustrated a Little Golden Book.
Early work
Brian Biggs originally made comic books, like Dear Julia (1996–97), which was published by Black Eye ProductionsBlack Eye Productions
Black Eye Productions was a short-lived but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana...
. It was later made into a short film directed by Isaac E. Gozin.
Children's Books
Brian Biggs later began to illustrate for small projects, and eventually illustrated a children's book series, Shredderman, written by Wendelin Van DraanenWendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanen is an American author of children's books.- Biography :Van Draanen lives in California with her husband Mark Parsons and two sons, Colton and Connor. She is the daughter of chemists who emigrated to the U.S. from Holland...
in 2004-05, which was turned into the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
TV film Shredderman Rules
Shredderman Rules
Shredderman Rules is a 2007 television movie based on Wendelin Van Draanen's Shredderman book series. It originally aired on Nickelodeon along with the series finale episode of Ned's Declassified on June 9, 2007, and had 3.9 million viewers...
. He landed more deals later, like the Roscoe Riley Rules book series, and Brownie & Pearl, written by Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is an American author. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish. With the divorce of her parents when she was four and living without running water and electricity she became an author including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...
. He has recently finished the first book of a book series, Everything Goes, written and illustrated by himself.
Personal life
He attended Parsons School of Design starting in 1987 for a few years, and later moved to San Francisco in 1993, where he met his ex-wife Jessica Richardson. They moved to Philadelphia in 1999 and had two children named Wilson (b. 1999) and Elliot (b. 2000). They were divorced in 2004, and Biggs later met his current fiancé Sacha Adorno. They got engaged on ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
2010.
Books
- Dear Julia, 1996 (Graphic Novel) Black Eye ProductionsBlack Eye ProductionsBlack Eye Productions was a short-lived but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana...
, ISBN 1891830120 - Frederick & Eloise: A Love Story 1997 (Graphic Novel) Fantagraphics, ISBN 1560970960
- Un Mode de Transport, 2004 (Book [French]) Éditions du Rouergue, ISBN 2841564711
- Shredderman series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen—2004-2006 (Children's Novel) Knopf, ISBN 0375823514, ISBN 0375823522, ISBN 0375823530, ISBN 0375823549
- Goofball Malone series, written by Stephen Mooser (Children's Book) Grosset & DunlapGrosset & DunlapGrosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....
, ISBN 0448438933, ISBN 0448438941 - One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales written by Garth NixGarth NixGarth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the...
-- 2007 (Children's Short Story Collection) HarperCollinsHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, ISBN 0060843209 - Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide written by Lynn Brunelle—2007 (Children's Guidebook) Workman Publishing, ISBN 0761141227
- Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark written by Judy Sierra—2008 (Children's Poems) Knopf, ISBN 0375837477
- And more books