My very first book was illustrated with linoleum block prints. Watercolors were my main medium, with a lot of black and white line work.

My recent titles include How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans and Moo! At the start of my career I was doing more work as an illustrator. His books have won numerous awards, including the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award, and the Minnesota Book Award.įor four years I was an elementary school teacher, but for the past twenty-five years I’ve been working as a children’s author and illustrator. David has written or illustrated thirty books, including picture books, puzzle books, craft books, and a very well-received young adult novel Absolutely Positively Not.

David was on faculty at the conference and he was a big hit on the first night with his funny presentation about his work as a children’s book illustrator and author. All rights reserved.Today on Tuesday Tours I happy to share David LaRochelle’s studio in White Bear Lake Minnesota! I met David at this past year’s SCBWI Wisconsin annual conference. This event is free and open to all ages.Ĭopyright 2023 KEYC. This event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. When he is not creating new books, he loves to read, play board games, and carve unique jack-o’-lanterns, which you can view at his website, A former elementary school teacher, David still visits many classrooms around the Midwest (and world!) each year, talking with students about books, writing, and illustrating. His many picture book titles include The Best Pet of All, How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog, and Moo! He is the recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, multiple children’s choice awards, and a four-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award. 4 at 10:30 a.m.ĭavid LaRochelle has been creating books for young people for over thirty years. (KEYC) - The Blue Earth County Library System (BECLS) will welcome award-winning children’s author David LaRochelle to the Blue Earth County Library auditorium on Saturday, Feb.

Moo! by David LaRochelle