“Over the years, I’ve been so lucky to work with and learn from amazing authors like Brian Jacques ( Redwall), Jane Yolen, Anika Denise, Phyllis Root, and Rosemary Wells. I didn’t even know what an illustrator was.” He briefly studied art history and archaeology before transferring to RISD and finding his creative direction.ĭenise has an acclaimed career in children’s illustration, but Knight Owl is the first book he wrote as well as illustrated. But the idea of being an artist or an illustrator never occurred to me. He explains, “I was that kid who was always drawing. Born in Massachusetts but raised in Ireland, Denise always had a passion for art. His latest book, Knight Owl, a New York Times bestseller, recently won an American Library Association Caldecott Honor, and the initial concept began at a family pizza night.ĭenise, a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) graduate, works from his home studio in Barrington. For children’s book illustrator Christopher Denise, a family dinner just might turn into another award-winning title.
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