The Three Questions, Scholastic Press, April 2002, ISBN 978-0439199964.Koan: Paintings by Jon J Muth & Kent Williams with Kent Williams, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, November 2001, ISBN 978-0964206939Ĭhildren's books authored and illustrated.Pictures Places Stone Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 1993.Vanitas: Paintings, Drawings and Ideas Tundra Publishing, 1991.Muth has authored and illustrated a number of books for a variety of publishing houses. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children.

Muth created a version of the stone soup fable set in China and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. 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. He explained that 'A sense of joy is what moved me from comics to picture books. In addition, Muth has had an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. Muth received an Eisner Award in the category 'Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)' in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play. That series was a result of Williams and Muth's desire to work on a project together. He worked with writers Walt and Louise Simonson and co-artist Kent Williams on Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown in 1988. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots. In the comics industry, his works include J. Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō ( 書道) (brush calligraphy) in Japan and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany. Jon J Muth ( / m j uː θ/ born July 28, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.

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