![]() ![]() I was terrified of keeping a book too long, but access to this responsibility and this adult feeling was fantastic. Getting a library card was like getting a driver’s license-I was gravely serious about it. I would go every Thursday with my class, but my mother and great-grandmother would also take me on other days, and then sometimes on weekends. JON MUTH: The local library was on the way to my elementary school, about two blocks from my house. American Libraries spoke with Muth about his influences, upcoming projects, and the role libraries have played in his life.Īmerican Libraries : How significant were libraries when you were growing up in Ohio? ![]() Muth’s Zen Socks (Scholastic) will be released September 29, and a poster he illustrated for ALA will be available October 19. Today the award-winning illustrator and children’s book author is known for his acclaimed picture books: The Three Questions, Stone Soup, and Zen Shorts (a Caldecott Honor Book), among others. Award-winning author and illustrator Jon Muth Photo: Bonnie Muthīorn and raised in Cincinnati to an art teacher mother, Jon J Muth has been drawing since childhood. ![]()
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