Brian lies biography

I was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1963, which back then was a quiet college town, surrounded by old farmland slowly giving way to housing developments.
Brian Lies is an American author and illustrator of children's books.
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Brian Lies (pronounced Lees) (born 1963) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. His works include his 2019 Caldecott Honor-winning picture book The Rough Patch and his NY Times bestselling bat series, which includes Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library,Bats at the Ballgame, and Bats in the Band.

He also illustrates for the children's magazines Spider, Ladybug, and Babybug.

Early life

Lies was born in Princeton, New Jersey and now lives in eastern Massachusetts.

Lies was interested in art since childhood. While studying literature and psychology at Brown University, he made political cartoons for the student newspaper but was turned down when he applied for jobs at various publications. He then studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and eventually created political cartoons for major newspapers and magazines.

He had, however, long been interested in children's books, and when he was approached by Susan Sherman, who liked the way he portrayed emotions on his animal character's faces, he

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ABOUT BRIAN LIES

First of all. . . what's with that name??

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I was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1963, which back then was a quiet college town, surrounded by old farmland slowly giving way to housing developments. I spent a lot of time writing and drawing with my older sister, building dams and forts in the woods across the street with my best friend, and making things. My friend and I were also young entrepreneurs, selling greeting cards door-to-door (we earned a set of walkie-talkies!), or managing roadside lemonade-and-sticker stands.

At various times during my childhood, my sister and I had newts, gerbils and rabbits as pets. When I was in fifth grade, an author and illustrator visited my school, and I was amazed that a person could have a job writing and drawing. I wished it could be my job! But I didn’t think I was good enough at either writing or drawing to even try.

I had always liked to draw, though, and kept doing it just for fun. During hig

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150-word Biography

Brian Lies was born in Princeton, NJ, and graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a degree in British and American Literature. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for 2.5 years, and created Op/Ed page illustrations for numerous publications, including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and Christian Science Monitor. He illustrated his first children’s book for Houghton Mifflin Company in 1989, and has since illustrated nearly thirty others, including his 2019 Caldecott Honor-winning The Rough Patch, and his New York Times bestselling bat series (Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Bats at the Ballgame and Bats in the Band). Brian’s work has garnered many publishing awards, and can be found in galleries around the country. He enjoys visiting elementary schools around the US, talking about writing and illustration. He and his wife, Laurel, live in Duxbury, MA with their daughter and two cats.

Longer Biography

Acclaimed children’s book author/illustrator Brian Lies