Mary Engelbreit

Mary Engelbreit (born June 5, 1952) is an artist whose illustrations have been printed in books, cards and calendars.

Biography She was born and lives in St. Louis, Missouri. After meeting her first artist, at age 9, she became convinced she needed her own studio space, which her mother helped set up in the family linen closet. As of 1996, her company reported $86 million in sales per year. Mary Engelbreit stores were located in St. Louis; Schaumburg, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Alpharetta, Georgia.

As her card line grew in size and popularity, it drew attention from other companies who licensed her artwork on products including calendars, T-shirts, mugs, gift books, rubber stamps, ceramic figurines, and fabric.

Engelbreit was editor-in-chief of a bi-monthly creative lifestyle magazine, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, starting in 1996. Two of her books, Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose and A Night of Great Joy, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. She has had two New York Times children's bestsellers, including an edition of The Night Before Christmas that reached #5 on the New York Times bestseller list and Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose, which debuted at #6 and was on the bestseller list for four weeks.

She has designed sets for the St. Louis Muny's production of Matilda in 2019.

Personal life Engelbreit married Phil Delano, a social worker, in 1977; in 1986, they formed Mary Engelbreit Studios. The couple had two children: Evan, born in 1980; and Will, born in 1983. Evan died in June 2000; his daughter, Mikayla, was adopted by Engelbreit and her husband.

Engelbreit supports Black Lives Matter. She created art inspired by the mother of Michael Brown.

Selected works

Adults Mary Engelbreit's Christmas Companion. Andrews McMeel, 1995. Mary Engelbreit: The Art and the Artist. By Mary Engelbreit and Patrick T. Regan. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1996. Mary Engelbreit's Fan Fare Cookbook: 120 Family Favorite Recipes. Andrews McMeel, 2010.

Children My Symphony. W. H. Channing and Mary Engelbreit. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997. Believe: A Christmas Treasury. Andrews and McMeel, 1998. . Baby Booky: Booky. HarperFestival, 2002. Baby Booky: Lovey Dovey. HarperFestival, 2002. The Night Before Christmas. Written by Clement C. Moore; Illustrations by Mary Engelbreit. HarperCollins, 2002. Queen of Christmas. HarperCollins, 2003. Queen of the Class. HarperCollins, 2004. Queen of Hearts. HarperCollins, 2004. Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose. HarperChildren's, 2005. Queen of Easter. HarperCollins, 2006. Mary Engelbreit's Nutcracker. Harper, 2011. Peace on Earth: A Christmas Collection. Zonderkidz, 2013. The Blessings of Friendship Treasury. Zonderkidz, 2014. A Night of Great Joy. Zonderkidz, 2016. Mary Engelbreit's A Merry Little Christmas. HarperCollins, 2006. ; HarperFestival, 2019. .