David Catrow

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David Catrow
Born
David Johnson Catrow III

(1952-12-16) December 16, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Known forChildren's picture books
Website catrow.com

David Catrow (born December 16, 1952) is an American artist,cartoonist, and illustrator of children's books. [1] [2] [3]

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Catrow has illustrated over 60 children's books and prior to this, worked as a cartoonist at the Springfield News-Sun (Ohio). [4] His illustrations for the book She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! was one of The New York Times "Best Illustrated Books of the Year" for 1995. [5] He was the illustrator for How Murray Saved Christmas written by Mike Reiss which was adapted into a 2014 animated television show of the same name which aired on NBC.

Catrow has also served as a visual developer for animated films, including films such as Despicable Me and Horton Hears a Who! . [6] [ third-party source needed ]

He and his wife, Deborah, live in Springfield, Ohio and have two children. [7]

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