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Eric Rohmann
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Rohmann at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Riverside, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
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| Notable awards | Caldecott Medal 2003 |
Eric Rohmann (born 26 October 1957) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing My Friend Rabbit, and he was a runner-up in 1995 for Time Flies. He created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.
Picture books
- Time Flies (1994)
- The Cinder-Eyed Cats (2001)
- My Friend Rabbit (2002)
- Pumpkinhead (2003)
- Clara and Asha (2005)
- A Kitten Tale (2008)
- Last Song (2010)
- Bone Dog (2011)
- Oh, No! (2012) (Illustrator)
- A Kitten Tale (2012)
- Bless This Mouse (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer's Big Day (2015) (Illustrator)
- Bulldozer Helps Out (2017) (Illustrator)
Personal life
Rohmann was raised one of three children and currently lives and works in Illinois. He was not a big reader as a child, instead seeing the world in images. Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No!. He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus.
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