Doug Cushman

Doug Cushman (born May 4, 1953) is an artist who has worked as a cartoonist and a book illustrator. He is also the author of a series of children's books.

Life and career Doug Cushman was born in Springfield, Ohio, and moved to Connecticut with his family when he was 13 years old. While in high school he created comic books lampooning his teachers, selling them to his classmates for a nickel a piece. Cushman has illustrated and written over 120 books for children over his career since 1978. In his free time, Cushman enjoys painting, playing guitar, and cooking along with traveling the world. He spends most of his time in Paris, France, Europe, and the US.

Awards and honors Awards He received the National Cartoonist Society Magazine and Book Illustration Award for 1996 He was nominated the National Cartoonist Society Magazine and Book Illustration Award in 2000. Mouse and Mole and the Year-Round Garden (1994; Scientific American Books for Young Readers) Halloween Mice! (1995) Valentine Mice! (1997) Christmas Mice! (2000) Thanksgiving Mice! (2001) Birthday Mice! (2002) Easter Mice! (2003) Fourth of July Mice! (2004)

What People Can't Do (Douglas Wood; Simon & Schuster) What Dads Can't Do (2000) What Moms Can't Do (2001) What Teachers Can't Do (2002) What Santa Can't Do (2003) What Grandmas Can't Do (2005)

Gus the Hedgehog (Jacklyn Williams; Picture Window Books) Happy Easter, Gus! (2005) Happy Halloween, Gus! (2005) Happy Valentine's Day, Gus! (2005) Merry Christmas, Gus! (2005) Happy Thanksgiving, Gus! (2006) Happy Birthday, Gus! (2006) Welcome to Third Grade, Gus! (2006) Let's Go Fishing, Gus! (2007) Make a New Friend, Gus! (2007) Pick a Pet, Gus! (2007)

Standalone titles With Jack Long (Published by Checkerboard, 1987) The Secret of the Nile The Sunken Treasure The Vanishing Professor

Other works Not Counting Monsters (1978; by H.L. Ross; Platt & Munk) Haunted Houses on Halloween (1979; by Lillie Patterson; Platt & Munk) Chatty Chipmunk's Nutty Day (1985; by Suzanne Gruber; Troll Communications) Aunt Morbella and the Screaming Skulls (1992; by Joan Davenport Carris; Little, Brown) Frogs (1996; by Robin Dexter; Troll Communications) Little Raccoon (2001; by Lillian Moore; Henry Holt) ABC: Alphabet Rhymes (2004; by Matt Mitter; Gareth Stevens) ¡Marimba!: Animales from A to Z (2006; by Pat Mora; Clarion) Birthday at the Panda Palace (2007; by Stephanie Calmenson; HarperCollins) Ella, Of Course! (2007; by Sarah Weeks; Harcourt)