1940
David McPhail was raised in Newburyport, Massachussetts. In 1963, he graduated from high school and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He became interested in children’s books, and was heavily influenced by Maurice Sendak’s illustrations. After he married, he returned to Newburyport with his wife to raise his four children. He now lives in Rye, New Hampshire. He writes and draws in a studio in his home.
The Searcher and Old Tree
2007
Mole music
1999
Rick is sick
2004
Pig Pig and the lion
2012
Boy, Bird, and Dog
2011
A bug, a bear, and a boy
1998
Big brown bear =
1999
Pig Pig gets a job
1990
Those Terrible Toy-Breakers
1980
Big Pig and Little Pig
2001
Fix-it
1984
Emma's Pet
1985
A bug, a bear, and a boy go to school
1999
The day the dog said, "Cock-a-doodle doo!"
1997
The day the sheep showed up
1998
A girl, a goat, and a goose
2000
Piggy's pancake parlor
2002
Those Can-Do Pigs
1996
Pig Pig grows up
1980
Snow lion
1982
Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby
1998
Waddles
2011
Ben loves Bear
2013
