Matthew Cordell
Matthew Cordell is the author and illustrator of Caldecott award winner Wolf in the Snow, Trouble Gum, Another Brother, hello! hello!, and Wish. He has illustrated the books of renowned authors including Philip Stead (Special Delivery), Rachel Vail (the Justin Case series), and Gail Carson Levine (Forgive Me, I Meant To Do It). He lives outside of Chicago with his wife, the novelist Julie Halpern, and their two children.
Caldecott Medal Winner
Matthew Cordell
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Hometown:
Simpsonville, SC
Currently resides:
Gurnee, IL
Favorite Author/Book:
SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig
Another Brother
Square Fish
Square Fish
Matthew Cordell, the author-illustrator of Caldecott Medal winner Wolf in the Snow, crafts a delightful picture book about new siblings and growing families in Another Brother.
Life...
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King Alice
Matthew Cordell
Feiwel & Friends
Feiwel & Friends
Matthew Cordell, Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator of Wolf in the Snow, delivers yet another warm and delightful picture book in King Alice.
Alice and her...
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Trouble Gum
Square Fish
Square Fish
Two little pigs playing with their gum get in BIG trouble!
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The Only Fish in the Sea
Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
Did you hear about little Amy Scott? She got a goldfish for her birthday and then just threw it in the ocean! That doesn’t seem right.
I guess Sherman and Sadie will have to go save little...
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Wolf in the Snow
Matthew Cordell
Feiwel & Friends
Feiwel & Friends
Matthew Cordell delivers his most beautiful picture book to date in this tale of a girl who finds a wolf cub lost in the snow.
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Lost. Found.
Marsha Diane Arnold; pictures by Matthew Cordell
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
On a wintry day, a bear loses his soft red scarf. The wind carries it *whoosh* to a pair of raccoons who use it to play tug-o-war. When they run off, a beaver dons the scarf as the perfect winter...
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Justin Case: Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully
Justin Case Series
Square Fish
Square Fish
Justin Case made it through third grade and summer camp in the previous two books. Now he's in fourth grade, and there's even more to worry about: friends, bullies, grades, tests—and did we say...
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Special Delivery
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company.
She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding...
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Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom
Justin Case Series
Square Fish
Square Fish
In Rachel Vail's Justin Case: Shells, Smells and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom, Justin is going to start fourth grade—but first, he has to survive the summer. He "gets" to go to camp every...
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Justin Case
Justin Case Series
Square Fish
Square Fish
The diary of a third-grade year, as told by a loveable worrywart.
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