Matt Phelan
Biography
Matt Phelan
Matt Phelan is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including 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 INT HE BARN, which won the 2010 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. His second graphic novel AROUND THE WORLD received the 2012 Carolyn W.Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association and two Eisner Award nominations. His third graphic novel, BLUFFTON, is about summertime, vaudeville, and the young Buster Keaton. His latest picture book is XANDER'S PANDA PARTY by Linda Sue Park (September 2013). Matt lives with his family in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Matt Phelan