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Mark Teague | |
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 Teague at the 2013 National Book Festival | |
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
| Occupation | Children's fiction author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
Mark Teague (born 1963) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Teague has illustrated over 40 books including the Poppleton series, the First Graders from Mars series, and The Great Gracie Chase.[ citation needed ]
Mark Teague was born in 1963. He grew up in San Diego, California, and went to college at the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1985. [1] When he was a child, he started writing books before he could even write. His mother would write the words for him. In interviews Mr. Teague says writing still feels like play to him. He loved books, and was working at Barnes & Noble doing window displays when he decided to write his first book.
Although he had no formal writing training, he quickly became a writer of over 20 children's books. Additionally, he has illustrated over 40 books. Each of Mark Teague's books starts as "notebooks full of sketches and scribbles, strange little drawings and phrases that suddenly come together" he has described in interviews. During his creative process, he doodles and scribbles with no aim. Most of his books address common childhood fears.
Teague's first full-length novel for children, The Doom Machine, was published in October 2009 by Scholastic Inc. Set in 1956, it tells the tale of Jack Creedle, a paperboy whose world is turned upside down when a space shuttle lands in his hometown. Aliens, time machines, and Mark Teague's signature illustrations ensue and he teaches children's book illustration at Hollins University and the Rhode Island School of Design.
He now lives in Austerlitz, New York with his wife, Laura. He has two children. [2]
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