About the Author

Award winning author and illustrator Michael Garland has been out on the New York Times Best Seller list four times. Some recent Michael Garland books from are; Oh, What A Christmas! Scholastic, Miss Smith Under the Ocean, Dutton Publishers, and Grandpa's Tractor, Boyds Mills Michael Garland's greatest success has been for writing and illustrating children's picture books. Garland's Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook recently won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards. He is currently working on his thirtieth book as author and illustrator.Michael Garland has illustrated for celebrity authors like James Patterson and Gloria Estefan. His illustrations for Patterson's SantaKid were the inspiration for Sak's Fifth's Avenue's Christmas holiday window display in New York City. Garland's Christmas Magic has become a season classic and is currently being developed for a for a TV special.His work has won many honors and is frequently included in the Society of Illustrators and the Original Art of Children's book show as well annuals from Print, Graphis and Communications Arts magazines. Recently, Michael Garland was included on the list of the top one hundred Irish Americans by Irish American Magazine. Michael Garland is frequently asked to speak at schools, literary conferences and festivals across the country.http://www.garlandpicturebooks.comhttp://childrensbooksheal.com/2011/11/30/oh-what-a-christmas-by-michael-garland/http://www.valcomnews.com/wp-content/PDFs/CalKids/CK1112.pdfhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php? aid=383&id=100000791525187&l=fb121ddf7ahttp://www.facebook.com/album.php? aid=24741&id=100000791525187&l=59df58a9f5Michael Garland