Daniel Page Schallau

Daniel Schallau (1966- present) was born in Portland, Oregon, with a pencil in his hand. From a young age, he would lose himself in his doodles--once even missing a magnitude 5.0 earthquake because he was so busy drawing in the margins of the church program! His mother regularly carried pencil and paper in her purse, which he constantly asked to use. Despite this, he didn't start developing a drawing style of his own unil he was in College.

After working for various architecture firms in Portland, Daniel traveled far to the east-all the way to Tokyo, Japan where he now works as an English teacher and an Illustrator. He fancies himself an "imaginary architect" and designs fantastic cities and buildings for animals to live and work and play in, just like his character, Mr. Elephant does.

And just like Mr. Elephant, Daniel sometimes feels a bit clumsy and big and forgetful...Fortunately, he always feels at home with his wife and two young children. See more about Daniel at: www.danielschallau.com