David Shannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Shannon

American children's illustrator and writer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

David Shannon (born October 5, 1959) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
Shannon grew up in Spokane, Washington.
He graduated from the Art Center College of Design and now lives in Los Angeles.
In 1998 he won the Caldecott Honor for his No, David!.
He has also written A Bad Case of Stripes, How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, and The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza.
Shannon illustrated Audrey Wood's The Bunyans, Rafe Martin's The Rough Face Girl, various books by Jane Yolen, including The Ballad of the Pirate Queens and Encounter, as well as Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers.