Dan Yaccarino (born May 20, 1965) is an American author, illustrator and animated series producer known for his animated series, children’s books and award-winning imagery.
Born in Montclair, NJ, Yaccarino was influenced by a combination of advertising, comic books, vintage animation, toys, and old films, spending his childhood immersed in drawing, writing, and making movies.
Yaccarino attended Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, CA, as well as Parson School of Design in NYC, where he earned a BFA in illustration in 1987.
Books in order of publication:
Partial Bibliography
Big Brother Mike – 1993
Bam Bam Bam – 1995
One Hole in the Road – 1996
If I Had a Robot – 1996
Zoom Zoom Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon! – 1997
Good Night, Mr. Night – 1997
An Octopus Followed Me Home – 1997
Five Little Pumpkins – 1998
Little White Dog – 1998
Circle Dogs – 1998
Trashy Town – 1999
Deep in the Jungle – 2000
Blast Off Boy and Blorp: First Day on a Strange New Planet – 2000
Blast Off Boy and Blorp: New Pet – 2001
Oswald – 2001
Unlovable – 2001
The Lima Bean Monster – 2001
Blast Off Boy and Blorp: The Big Science Fair – 2002
The Good Little Bad Little Pig – 2002
Dan Yaccarino’s Mother Goose – 2003
Where the Four Winds Blow – 2003
Bittle – 2004
The Birthday Fish – 2005
Every Friday – 2007
Who Will Sing a Lullaby? – 2007
Go Go America – 2008
Little Boy With a Big Horn – 2008
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau – 2009
Lawn to Lawn – 2010
Cooking With Henry and Ellibelly – 2010
All the Way To America: The Story of A Big Italian Family and A Little Shovel – 2011
The Belly Book – 2011
Boy & Bot – 2012
Kate and Nate Are Running Late – 2012
Doug Unplugged – 2013
Doug Unplugs on the Farm – 2014
Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza – 2014
Billy & Goat at the State Fair – 2015
Class Pet Squad: Journey to the Center of Town – 2016
I am a Story – 2016
Rainy Day: A Little Moral Story About Worry – 2016
Morris Mole – 2017
Five Little Pumpkins Came Back – 2018
Giant Tess – 2019
Smashy Town – 2020
The Longest Storm – 2021
City Under the City – 2021
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