Kevin O’Malley
, b. 1961
Kevin O’Malley is an American illustrator and writer of picture books, based in Baltimore, Maryland. He has published over twenty self-illustrated picture books, and illustrated over twenty picture books by other writers, including the Miss Malarkey series by Judy Finchler. He was inspired to write and draw when he read Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are as a child. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and worked as a commercial illustrator before moving into picture books. His work is known for a wry sense of humour, in which he exploits unexpected meanings in common phrases and ideas. Classical material is not a feature of his work, though he also wrote and illustrated Mount Olympus Basketball (2003).
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Official website (accessed: March 13, 2020)
“Kevin O’Malley,” in Something About the Author, Vol. 320, Gale 2017, pp. 146-151.
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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