Dan Yaccarino

Dan Yaccarino (born May 20, 1965) is an American author, illustrator, television writer, and producer, who is known for his animated series, children's books and award-winning imagery. Yaccarino created the Nick Jr. preschool series Oswald. He has been invited over the years to the White House and Willa's Wild Life (with Canada-based Nelvana), as well as the character designer behind Nick Jr.'s The Backyardigans.

Animation Magazine hails him as "an American original".

Illustration Yaccarino's illustrations have adorned the pages of such publications as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Travel & Leisure, Business Week, Network World, Psychology Today, and New York Magazine. He has created images for a wide variety of corporate projects and advertising campaigns as well, including Cotton Inc, AT&T and Gardenburger. His work is widely received in Japan, and he has worked extensively for clients such as Sony and Nikkei.

Partial bibliography Big Brother Mike Bam Bam Bam One Hole in the Road If I Had a Robot Zoom Zoom Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon! Good Night, Mr. Night An Octopus Followed Me Home Five Little Pumpkins Five Little Ducks Little White Dog Circle Dogs Trashy Town Deep in the Jungle Blast Off Boy and Blorp: First Day on a Strange New Planet Blast Off Boy and Blorp: New Pet Blast Off Boy and Blorp: The Big Science Fair Come With Me Surviving Brick Johnson Oswald Unlovable The Good Little Bad Little Pig The Lima Bean Monster Dan Yaccarino’s Mother Goose Where the Four Winds Blow Bittle The Birthday Fish Every Friday Who Will Sing a Lullaby? Go Go America Little Boy With a Big Horn The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau Lawn to Lawn Cooking With Henry and Ellibelly All the Way To America: The Story of A Big Italian Family and A Little Shovel The Belly Book Boy & Bot Kate and Nate Are Running Late Doug Unplugged Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza Billy & Goat at the State Fair The Happyland series Class Pet Squad: Journey to the Center of Town I am a Story Morris Mole Giant Tess Smashy Town The Longest Storm City Under the City Big Jobs/Bold Women #1- Firefighter Flo Big Jobs/Bold Women #2- Crane Jane One Two, Grandma Loves You Piccolo