Jarrett J. Krosoczka
| Jarrett J. Krosoczka | |
|---|---|
 Krosoczka at the 2012 New York Comic Con. | |
| Born |
December 22, 1977 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation | Picture book author and illustrator |
| Website |
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka (born December 22, 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is the author and illustrator of a number of picture books.
Life
A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he received his first book contracts six months after graduation. He had been submitting for two years at that point, submitting his first book to a publisher during his junior year. His first book, Good Night, Monkey Boy, was published on June 12, 2001 by Random House.
Krosoczka was also an instructor at Montserrat College of Art for four years.[1]
In 2003, Krosoczka was chosen by Print as one of their 20 Top New Visual Artists Under 30. A Universal Studios movie based on Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series will feature Amy Poehler in the lead role.[2]
Books
- Good Night, Monkey Boy, 2001, Random House
- Baghead, 2002, Random House
- Bubble Bath Pirates!, 2003, Viking
- Annie Was Warned, 2003, Random House
- Max for President, 2004, Random House
- Punk Farm, 2005, Random House (through Knopf Books for Young Readers)
- Giddy Up, Cowgirl, 2006, Penguin Putnam
- My Buddy, Slug, 2006, Random House
- Punk Farm on Tour, 2007, Random House
- Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Lunch Lady, #1), 2009, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians (Lunch Lady, #2), 2009, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta (Lunch Lady, #3), 2009, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown (Lunch Lady, #4), 2010, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit (Lunch Lady, #5), 2010, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco (Lunch Lady, #6), 2011, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes (Lunch Lady, #7), 2012, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril (Lunch Lady, #8), 2012, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain (Lunch Lady, #9), 2013, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle (Lunch Lady, #10), 2014, Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Star Wars Jedi Academy: A New Class, 2016, Scholastic (continuing Jeffrey Brown's Star Wars Jedi Academy series, with brand new characters)
References
- ↑ Maniaci, Mike (August 28, 2006). "Jarrett Krosoczka". The Career Cookbook.
- ↑ Pfarrer, Steve (February 5, 2012). "Mass. children's writer flourishes after setbacks". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jarrett J. Krosoczka. |
- Studio JJK
- An interview with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka interviewed on NPR's "Here and Now"
- Book by Book, The Making of Monkey Man, a humorous video made by Krosoczka
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka at TED
- How a boy became an artist (TEDxHampshireCollege 2012)
- Why lunch ladies are heroes (TED@NYC 2014)
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