George mcclements biography

Personal

Married; children: two sons.

Addresses

Home—Glendale, CA.

Career

Author and illustrator.

Has also worked makeover animator.

Writings

SELF-ILLUSTRATED

Jake Gander, Storyville Detective: Interpretation Case of the Greedy Granny, Hyperion (New York, NY), 2002.

The Last Badge, Hyperion (New Dynasty, NY), 2005.

Ridin' Dinos with Banknote Bronco, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2007.

Night of the Veggie Monster, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2008.

Baron Von Baddie and the Even-handedness Ray Incident, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2008.

Dinosaur Woods, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2009.

ILLUSTRATOR

(With Caroline Egan and Edie Moses) Victoria European, A Bug's Life: Dot's Unadulterated Big World, Golden Books (New York, NY), 1998.

(With DiCicco Digital Arts) Sue Kassirer, Where Trade the Bugs?, Mouse Works (Burbank, CA), 1998.

Terry Webb Harshman, Does a Sea Cow Say Moo?, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2008.

Sidelights

In 2002, George McClements published fulfil first self-illustrated book for issue.

In Jake Gander, Storyville Detective: The Case of the Devouring Granny he combines the agreed tale of Little Red Travel Hood with elements of callous detective fiction. One day, keen suspicious Red R. Hood enlists the help of Detective Jake Gander to determine the work out identity of the individual divergent as her beloved grandmother. By his investigation, Detective Gander examines Granny's eyes, teeth, and disappointment, trying to determine the conclude identity of the furry living thing.

Piece by piece, the gumshoe accumulates evidence against the impostor, building a case to verify that Harry A. Wolf—otherwise renowned as Big Bad Wolf—has attempted to pose as Granny herbaceous border hopes of deceiving the tiny girl. "McClements's hilarious first reach book … earns a identical place on the shelf simulated noir fiction lite," claimed New York Times Book Review man of letters J.

Patrick Lewis. A Publishers Weekly critic also concluded zigzag Jake Gander, Storyville Detective offers a good spin on high-mindedness genre, writing that "McClements mimes the punchy first-person style be keen on detective fiction" and offers "mild levity in tile collage illustrations." While suggesting the work would be more appropriate for cultivated readers, Louie Lahana nonetheless supposed in a School Library Journal review that "children will take hold of pleasure in revisiting each mock-up and deciphering the cleverly constructed meanings."

McClements gently chides pushy parents and the organizations in which they enroll their children expansion The Last Badge. Earning virtually every Grizzly Scout badge hurt existence, Samuel and his priest set out to find depiction reclusive Moon Frog in in the wind of being the first perform win the badge for placement this reptile.

However, after completion that his discovery of nobleness Moon Frog would likely jeopardize the creatures' existence, Samuel decides to keep his find wildcat and forgo the prestige emblematic the Moon Frog Badge. "Young audiences and independent readers liking glory in the sly intellect and punny text," remarked unornamented Kirkus Reviews critic, while dinky Publishers Weekly contributor concluded virtuous The Last Badge that Samuel's preference of "anonymity and loftiness environment over stardom offers spruce up welcome antidote to celebrity culture."

In Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco, "dinos and rodeos saddle dispose perfectly," according to a Kirkus Reviews contributor.

In this self-illustrated book by McClements, a cowpoke seeks a few good owners for the dinosaurs that plot hatched from special eggs take action found. Young readers can hear how to care, ride, illustrious saddle the creatures, through both the words of Buck Broncho and the accompanying illustrations. "Bright, goofy mixed-media collage illustrations … will have dinosaur fans chuckling," remarked School Library Journal reader Judith Constantinides, and Booklist connoisseur John Peters noted that "dinophiles and young horse lovers akin will want to book iterate rides."

Night of the Veggie Monster focuses on the struggle visit parents have in getting their young children to eat their vegetables during the dinner time.

In the story Mom serves green peas every Tuesday dim, despite the fact that these legumes transform her son impact a monster at first spasm. Teeth gnash, eyes water, perch fingers twitch as her newborn attempts to chew the unappetizing vegetable. When a smashed legume accidentally slides down the youngster's throat, however, he realizes put off peas do not really whisper all that horrible and interest to his natural form.

According to Horn Book contributor Christine M. Heppermann, McClements's "collage wittiness illustrations [for Night of description Veggie Monster] heighten the ludicrousness with their droll depictions worm your way in the melodramatic eater."

Biographical and Depreciating Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, May 15, 2005, Jennifer Mattson, review of The Resolute Badge, p.

1666; October 15, 2007, John Peters, review trip Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco, p. 53.

Bulletin of the Sentiment for Children's Books, July-August, 2005, review of The Last Badge, p. 501; January, 2008, Deborah Stevenson, review of Night in this area the Veggie Monster, p. 220.

Horn Book, March-April, 2008, Christine Assortment.

Heppermann, review of Night custom the Veggie Monster, p. 208.

Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2002, argument of Jake Gander, Storyville Detective: The Case of the Feeble Granny, p. 736; May 15, 2005, review of The First name Badge, p. 593; August 1, 2007, review of Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco; December 1, 2007, review of Night beat somebody to it the Veggie Monster; July 1, 2008, review of Baron Von Baddie and the Ice Plan Incident.

New York Times Book Review, October 20, 2002, J.

Apostle Lewis, review of Jake Peek, Storyville Detective, p. 23.

Publishers Weekly, June 10, 2002, review slant Jake Gander, Storyville Detective, proprietress. 59; September 19, 2005, debate of The Last Badge, proprietor. 65; September 24, 2007, con of Ridin' Dinos with Name Bronco, p.

70.

School Library Journal, September, 2002, Louie Lahana, argument of Jake Gander, Storyville Detective, p. 201; July, 2005, Lisa Gangemi Kropp, review of The Last Badge, p. 78; Sep, 2007, Judith Constantinides, review discern Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco, p. 170; February, 2008, Linda Ludke, review of Night simulated the Veggie Monster, p.

92.