Joan Holub
Joan Holub is a prolific American author and illustrator of over 180 children's books. She has also used the pen names Rita Book and Brad Bucks. Holub was born in Texas in 1956 and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas. She worked as an art director before moving to New York City to work as an associate art director at Scholastic. She began illustrating children's books in 1992 and writing full-time in the mid-1990s. Her work often focuses on themes of friendship, cooperation, and bravery.
Awards
['New York Times Bestselling Picture Book (Mighty Dads)', 'Cybils Award for Easy Readers, Finalist (Shampoodle, 2009)', 'Mathical Book List, Honor (Zero the Hero, 2021)', 'Great Words, Great Works title by the Scripps National Spelling Bee (2018)', 'Junior Library Guild Selections', "Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year", 'Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews']
Notable Works
['Zero the Hero', 'Little Red Writing', 'Mighty Dads', 'Goddess Girls series', 'Heroes in Training series', 'Grimmtastic Girls series', 'Who Was Babe Ruth?', 'What is the Statue of Liberty?', 'Fart Boy and Reeky Dog']
