{{Short description|American children's book author and illustrator}} {{Infobox artist | name = Brian Biggs | image = Brian Biggs August 2013.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Biggs in 2013 | birth_name = Brian Michael Biggs | birth_date = March 9, 1968 | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = | training = | movement = | notable_works = | patrons = | awards = | elected = | website = {{URL|http://mrbiggs.com}} }} '''Brian Biggs''' (born March 9, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a children's book author and illustrator.<ref name="About Page">{{Cite web|url=http://mrbiggs.com/about/|title = About Brian Biggs|date = 10 May 2009}}</ref> He has been published by HarperCollins and Random House,<ref name="Random House Page">{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/52152/brian-biggs|title=Brian Biggs | Penguin Random House|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|accessdate=Sep 30, 2020}}</ref> among others, and has illustrated two Little Golden Books.<ref name="Shopping Page">{{Cite web|url=https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/m-a-t-rex-0375858067|title=Buy New & Used Books Online with Free Shipping|website=Better World Books|accessdate=Sep 30, 2020}}</ref>
== Early work == Brian Biggs got his start as a cartoonist for the ''North Texas Daily'', the school newspaper of the North Texas State University. His comic, ''Roommates'', ran until his transfer to Parsons.<ref name="Roommates">{{Cite web|url=http://mrbiggs.com/books/comics/roommates/|title=Roommates|date=23 January 2012}}</ref> Then, in the 1990s, Biggs began to draw comic books, often as a part of the 90's underground comix scene. Notable works from this period include ''Frederick and Eloise'' (1999), published by Fantagraphics, and ''Dear Julia'' (1996–97), published by Black Eye Productions. ''Dear Julia'' was later made into a short film directed by Isaac E. Gozin.<ref name="Washington City Paper">{{Cite web |date=29 August 2014 |title=Illustrator Brian Biggs on Writer's Block Remedies, Paying the Bills, and the Future of Publishing |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/books/blog/13081115/illustrator-brian-biggs-on-writers-block-remedies-paying-the-bills-and-the-future-of-publishing }}</ref>
== Children's books == {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2026}}thumb|right|The cover of ''Everything Goes: On Land'', showing his distinctive style. Brian Biggs later began to illustrate for small projects, and eventually illustrated a children's book series, ''Shredderman'', written by Wendelin Van Draanen in 2004–05, which was turned into the Nickelodeon TV film ''Shredderman Rules''. The success of Shredderman led him to do more books, such as the ''Roscoe Riley Rules'' book series and ''Brownie & Pearl'', written by Cynthia Rylant. He became known for his distinctive style, with thick, rough outlines and his bright digital coloring.
He has recently written and illustrated his own book series, titled ''Everything Goes'', and is currently the illustrator of Jon Scieszka's book series ''Frank Einstein''. In 2016, the first books of his ''Tinyville Town'' series will be published.
== Personal life == In 1987, Brian Biggs attended North Texas State University, later transferring to the Parsons School of Design. He moved to San Francisco in 1993.<ref name="About Page" /> He has lived and worked in Philadelphia since 1999.<ref name="Washington City Paper" />
== Books == *''Dear Julia'', 1996 (Graphic Novel) Black Eye Productions, {{ISBN|1-891830-12-0}} *''Frederick & Eloise: A Love Story'' 1997 (Graphic Novel) Fantagraphics, {{ISBN|1-56097-096-0}} *''Un Mode de Transport'', 2004 (Book [French]) Éditions du Rouergue, {{ISBN|2-84156-471-1}} *''Shredderman'' series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen—2004-2006 (Children's Novel) Knopf, {{ISBN|0-375-82351-4}}, {{ISBN|0-375-82352-2}}, {{ISBN|0-375-82353-0}}, {{ISBN|0-375-82354-9}} *''Goofball Malone'' series, written by Stephen Mooser (Children's Book) Grosset & Dunlap, {{ISBN|0-448-43893-3}}, {{ISBN|0-448-43894-1}} *''One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales'' written by Garth Nix—2007 (Children's Short Story Collection) HarperCollins, {{ISBN|0-06-084320-9}} *''Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide'' written by Lynn Brunelle—2007 (Children's Guidebook) Workman Publishing, {{ISBN|0-7611-4122-7}} *''Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark'' written by Judy Sierra—2008 (Children's Poems) Knopf, {{ISBN|0-375-83747-7}} *{{cite book|author=Wendelin Van Draanen|title=Shredderman: Meet the Gecko|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6r0orLgiL2oC&pg=PP1|date=24 December 2008|publisher=Random House Children's Books|isbn=978-0-307-55967-8|pages=1–}} *''Everything Goes: Blue Bus, Red Balloon: A Book of Colors'', HarperCollins, 2013, {{ISBN|9780061958144}} *{{cite book|title=Everything Goes: On Land|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mp1cnJnlqAYC|date=13 September 2011|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-195809-0}} *''Everything Goes: By Sea'', HarperCollins, 2013, {{ISBN|9780061958113}}
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