Eric Rohmann


Eric Rohmann, is an American writer and illustrator of children's books from Chicago. Rohmann is a graduate of Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing My Friend Rabbit, and he was a runner-up in 1995 for Time Flies. He created a popular series based on a bulldozer that began with Bulldozer’s Big Day.

Picture books

Rohmann was raised one of three children and currently lives and works in Illinois. He was not a big reader as a child, instead seeing the world in images. Rohmann is married to Candace Fleming and the couple have collaborated on projects including Oh, No!. He is partial to coffee, popcorn, and Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus.