Giselle Potter has illustrated thirty five children’s books. She has illustrated her own stories including, The Year I Didn’t Go to School, which she wrote and illustrated about her experiences of traveling with her parents’ puppet troupe in Italy when she was eight, as well as Tell Me What to Dream About, This Is My Dollhouse, Sister’s Wish and Before She Was my Grandmother. She has also illustrated stories by such authors as Toni Morrison, Mary Pope Osborne, Ursula Hegi, Mathea Harvey and Gertrude Stein.  Gisellepotter.com

Awards

ALA notables,Charlotte Zolotow Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Award, Marion Vannett Ridgeway award,Junior Library guild, CCBC choices, Children’s Favorite awards.

3 Fun Facts

1. Almost everyone in my family was or is an artist.
2. When I am not making children’s books I often paint family portraits.
3. I take long walks every day with my dog.