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Doug Salati
Doug Salati reading at the 2023 National Book Festival
Doug Salati reading at the 2023 National Book Festival
Born1985
New York
OccupationAuthor and illustrator
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable worksHot Dog
Notable awards Caldecott Medal

Doug Salati (born 1985) is an American author and illustrator of children's picture books. [1] [2] Doug Salati is the creator of the picture book Hot Dog, a New York Times bestseller [3] and recipient of the 2023 Randolph Caldecott Medal and Ezra Jack Keats Award. [4]

Early life and education

Salati was born in Oneida, New York. Salati studied Illustration at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was also a collegiate swimmer. [5] In 2014, he graduated from the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Program at the School of Visual Arts where he now teaches. [6] [7] [8]

Career

Doug Salati was a 2015 Sendak Fellow. [4] While in residence, he met Tomie dePaola, who would later become a mentor. In Salati's 2023 Caldecott Medal acceptance speech, he stated, "Tomie claimed that he couldn’t figure out how to make the pictures for a manuscript he had written and asked if I wanted to give it a try. You know as well as I do that Tomie could have drawn it. He was giving me the generous gift of a direct, tangible opportunity to learn on the job." [9]

The first book Doug Salati illustrated was In a Small Kingdom by Tomie dePaola, and his second, Lawrence in the Fall by his partner, Matthew Farina, was an Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award Honoree, a Society of Illustrators Original Art Show selection and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. [4]

Doug Salati has cited a variety of illustrators who have influenced his style, many of whom he encountered as a child, including Quentin Blake, Maurice Sendak, Trina Schart Hyman, John Steptoe, and Ed Young. [10] [11]

Salati lives and works in New York City. [12] [13] [7] [14] [15] He works in Gowanus, Brooklyn with other picture book illustrators, including Sophie Blackall, Brian Floca, Rowboat Watkins. [16]

Awards

List of works

Illustrator

  • In a Small Kingdom (by Tomie dePaola, 2018) ISBN  1481498002
  • Lawrence in the Fall (by Matthew Farina, 2019) ISBN  1484780582
  • Pip and Zip (by Elana Arnold, 2021) ISBN  1250796989
  • The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (by Elaine Dimopoulos, 2023) ISBN  1623543339
  • The Perilous Performance at Milkweed Meadow (by Elaine Dimopoulos, 2024) ISBN  1623544270

Author and illustrator

References

  1. ^ "Doug Salati". Charlesbridge. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ Post, Reading (2019-10-15). "Whitelam Books Welcomes Children's illustrator Doug Salati". The Reading Post. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ "Children's Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 26, 2023 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ a b c "Doug Salati - ABOUT". dougsalati.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ "Doug Salati - 2006-07 - Men's Swimming & Diving". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ "SVA Alumnus and Faculty Member Doug Salati Wins 2023 Caldecott | School of Visual Arts | SVA NYC". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ a b "Bookstore – Doug Salati". glose.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  8. ^ McDonald, Leah (2018-07-21). "Doug Salati brings stories to life through illustrations". Oneida Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  9. ^ Salati, Doug. "2023 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Doug Salati". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  10. ^ "3 Questions with Doug Salati". THE BOOK JAM. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  11. ^ Salati, Doug. "2023 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Doug Salati". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  12. ^ "3 Questions with Doug Salati". bookjamvermont.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  13. ^ "Doug Salati – ABOUT". dougsalati.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  14. ^ https://us.macmillan.com/author/dougsalati
  15. ^ "Doug Salati". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  16. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A.; Glaviano, Adrianna (2023-08-03). "In an Open Loft in Gowanus, Six Authors and Artists Collaborate and Commune". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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