Vikram Madan

Vikram Madan is the author-illustrator of over a dozen award-winning books for kids, including Poetry Collections, Early Readers, Graphic Novels and Picture Books. His books have won the ALA Geisel Honor award, been state award finalists, received multiple starred reviews, and are regularly featured on numerous Best-Book-of-the-Year lists. When not writing books, he makes whimsical and humorous art in his Seattle art studio.

Selected Books & Honors:

* BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters

......WA State Book Award Finalist | Boston Globe 75 Best Books of the Year | Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year | Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids | Kirkus Starred Review | Horn Book Starred Review | School Library Journal Fuse8 Best Poetry Books of the Year and Funniest Books of the Year | International Youth Library White Raven List

* ZOONI TALES series (Graphic Novels in Rhyme)

......Michigan Great Lakes Book Award Finalist | American Library Association Best Graphic Novels for Kids | Texas Library Association Little Maverick Reading List | Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selections | School Library Journal Fuse8 Standout Graphic Novels of the Year

* OWL And PENGUIN series (Beginning Reader comics)

......American Library Association DR. SEUSS GEISEL HONOR Winner | American Library Association ALSC Notable Pick | American Library Association Best Graphic Novels for Kids | Texas Library Association Little Maverick Reading List \ Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selections | School Library Journal Fuse8 Best Easy Readers of the Year

* A HATFUL OF DRAGONS: And More Than 13.8 Billion Other Funny Poems (Humorous Poetry)

......Texas Bluebonnet Award Finalist | South Dakota Prairie Bloom Award Finalist | ALA Summer Reading Pick | Kirkus Starred Review | Selected as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library, Bank Street College of Education, School Library Journal Fuse8, Denver Public Library, Evanston Public Library and others.

* BOBO And PUP-PUP series (Graphic Early Readers)

......Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Starred Review | Texas Library Association Little Maverick Reading list | Illustrated by the NYT Best-Selling Artist Nicola 'The Leaf Thief' Slater

THE BUBBLE COLLECTOR (Funny Poems)

......Winner of a Moonbeam Book Award for Children's Poetry

LORD OF THE BUBBLES (Funny Poems)

......Winner of a Moonbeam Book Award for Children's Poetry