Brian Biggs
Brian Biggs (born March 9, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a children's book author and illustrator. He has been published by HarperCollins and Random House, among others, and has illustrated two Little Golden Books.
Brian Biggs

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- Name
- Brian Biggs
- Birth Name
- Brian Michael Biggs
- Born
- March 9, 1968
- Birthplace
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- illustrator
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Brian Biggs (born March 9, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a children's book author and illustrator. He has been published by HarperCollins and Random House, among others, and has illustrated two Little Golden Books.
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• Name — Brian Biggs • Birth Name — Brian Michael Biggs • Born — March 9, 1968 • Birthplace — Little Rock, Arkansas • Website — http: mrbiggs.com
Early work
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. 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.
Personal life
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. He has lived and worked in Philadelphia since 1999.
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation illustrator. Institutional cataloguing adds that brian Biggs is recorded as a citizen of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that brian Biggs is recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that brian Biggs was born on 9 March 1968.
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Brian Biggs was born at Little Rock.
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Children's books
• Illustration — 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 were published.
Books
Books
• Dear Julia, 1996 (Graphic Novel) Black Eye Productions, • Frederick & Eloise: A Love Story 1997 (Graphic Novel) Fantagraphics, • Un Mode de Transport, 2004 (Book [French]) Éditions du Rouergue, • Shredderman series, written by Wendelin Van Draanen—2004-2006 (Children's Novel) Knopf, • Goofball Malone series, written by Stephen Mooser (Children's Book) Grosset & Dunlap, • One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales written by Garth Nix—2007 (Children's Short Story Collection) HarperCollins, • Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide written by Lynn Brunelle—2007 (Children's Guidebook) Workman Publishing, • Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark written by Judy Sierra—2008 (Children's Poems) Knopf, * • Everything Goes: Blue Bus, Red Balloon: A Book of Colors, HarperCollins, 2013, * • Everything Goes: By Sea, HarperCollins, 2013,
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- 1.About Brian Biggs. 10 May 2009.
- 2.Brian Biggs | Penguin Random House. PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- 3.Buy New & Used Books Online with Free Shipping. Better World Books.
- 4.Roommates. 23 January 2012.
- 5.Illustrator Brian Biggs on Writer's Block Remedies, Paying the Bills, and the Future of Publishing. 29 August 2014.
- 6.SHREDDERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY Kirkus Reviews.
- 7.Tinyville Town Gets to Work! by Brian Biggs. www.publishersweekly.com. 2026-06-13.
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