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Jon J Muth

Jon J Muth (; born July 28, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.

Career

Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō () (brush calligraphy) in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany.

In the comics industry, his works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play, Neil Gaiman's ' with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots. He worked with writers Walt and Louise Simonson and co-artist Kent Williams on Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown in 1988. That series was a result of Williams and Muth's desire to work on a project together. Muth received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play.

In addition, Muth has had an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. He explained that "a sense of joy is what moved me from comics to picture books. My work in children's books grew out of a desire to explore what I was feeling as a new father". He received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1999 for his illustrations in Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse. Muth created a version of the stone soup fable set in China and illustrated cards for the ' collectible card game. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children.

Bibliography

Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses.

Art collections

  • Vanitas: Paintings, Drawings and Ideas Tundra Publishing, 1991
  • Pictures Places Stone Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 1993
  • Koan: Paintings by Jon J Muth & Kent Williams with Kent Williams, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, November 2001,

Children's books authored and illustrated

  • The Three Questions, Scholastic Press, April 2002,
  • Stone Soup, Scholastic Press, March 2003,
  • Zen Shorts, Scholastic Press, March 2005,
  • Zen Ties, Scholastic Press, February 2008,
  • Zen Ghosts, Scholastic Press, September 2010,
  • Hi, Koo!, Scholastic Press, February 2014,
  • Zen Socks, Scholastic Press, September 2015,
  • Mama Lion Wins the Race, Scholastic Press, August 2017,
  • Zen Happiness, Scholastic Press, January 2019,
  • Addy's Cup of Sugar, October 20, 2020 ISBN 978-0439634281

<big>Theater adaptation</big>

  • Zen Shorts, adapted for stage by Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2015

<big>T.V. adaptations</big>

Children's books illustrated

  • Come On, Rain with author Karen Hesse, Scholastic Press, March 1999,
  • Putnam and Pennyroyal with author Patrick Jennings, Scholastic Press, November 1999,
  • Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year with author Eric A. Kimmel, Scholastic Press, September 2000,
  • Why I Will Never Ever Ever Ever Have Enough Time to Read This Book with author Remy Charlip, Tricycle Press, September 2000,
  • Our Gracie Aunt with author Jacqueline Woodson, Jump At The Sun, April 2002,
  • Old Turtle and the Broken Truth with author Douglas Wood, Scholastic Press, October 2003,
  • No Dogs Allowed! with author Sonia Manzano, Atheneum Books, April 2004,
  • A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children with author Caroline Kennedy, Hyperion Books, September 2005,
  • I Will Hold You 'till You Sleep with author Linda Zuckerman, Scholastic Press, October 2006,
  • Mr. George Baker with author Amy Hest, Walker Books, June 2007,
  • A Family Christmas with selection by Caroline Kennedy, Hachette Books; First edition, October 2007,
  • Stonecutter with author John Kuramoto, Feiwel & Friends, April 2009,
  • The Christmas Magic with author Lauren Thompson, Scholastic Press, September 2009,
  • City Dog, Country Frog with author Mo Willems, Hyperion Books, June 2010,
  • Poems to Learn by Heart with author Caroline Kennedy, Disney-Hyperion; First edition, March 2013,

Comics/graphic novels

Awards

Books

Other

References

External links