Author/Illustrator
Derek Anderson drew the very first picture he can ever remember
drawing
when he was in kindergarten. When he finished it, he gave it
to the principal of his school who hung it on the wall of his
office for the rest of the school year. Derek's fate was sealed.
From then on, he knew he was going to be an artist.
When
he reached second grade,
Derek wrote his very first story and he's never stopped writing
or drawing since.
Derek
illustrated Ready?Set.Raymond! by
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Little Quack by
Lauren Thompson, for which he received recognition as a Publishers
Weekly Flying Start. Little Quack quickly
became a New York Times bestseller and has gone on to great
acclaim,
winning
such awards
as the
ALA/CBC
Children's Choice Award and the National Parenting Publication
Gold
Award.
Derek also illustrated Little
Quack's Hide and Seek, Little
Quack's Bedtime, Little Quack's New Friend, Over
the River: A Turkey's Tale, and The Potty
Train. Derek
has authored a number of books as well including Gladys
Goes Out to Lunch, Blue Burt and Wiggles, How
the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas and his newest, Romeo
and Lou Blast Off, which is based on a childhood
fantasy he had of building a rocket ship and blasting off to
the stars.
Derek's
next book, Ballyhoo Bay, written
by author Judy Sierra, will be published in spring 2009.
You'll find the first sneak preview
along with information about
all
of
Derek's
upcoming
books right here at
DerekAnderson.net.
Much
more of Derek's art can be seen in the Cyber
Cheese and E
Gallery pages of this site.
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