David McPhail

Ever since he was a child David McPhail has loved to draw. As a very young boy he started by drawing on paper bags his grandmother cut up for him. He would put his finished drawings into his little red wagon, and take them over to his girlfriend’s house as a gift. His favorite things he likes to draw are animals, especially bears and pigs.

He was born June 30, 1940 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. After traveling around the country playing in a rock band he moved back to his hometown into his childhood home. He has married twice and has seven children.

Read an interview with David McPhail.

David McPhail has illustrated and written over a 100 books! To find out which of his books are at your library check our catalog.

Here are some of our favorites:

In Flight with David McPhail

written and illustrated by David McPhail
ages 8 - 12
The author tells a little bit about himself and how an idea for a story becomes a book that you can find in the library.

Mole Music

written and illustrated by David McPhail
ages 4 - 8
also in kit
Mole, playing the violin for his own pleasure, is unaware of the joy his music brings to others.

Pig Pig Gets a Job

by David McPhail
ages 4 - 8
other Pig Pig titles
Pig Pig imagines all of the jobs he could do to earn money.

The Teddy Bear

written and illustrated by David McPhail.
ages 4 - 8
This is a gentle story about a well-loved teddy bear who is lost by one little boy, then found by another, who also comes to love the teddy very much. What happens one day when the first boy finds his teddy again, who gets to take bear home?