Sal Murdocca

Salvatore "Sal" Murdocca is an American children's book illustrator and author, best known for his work on the "Magic Tree House" series by Mary Pope Osborne. He has illustrated over 200 children's books and textbooks, and has also written ten of his own. Murdocca's career began in advertising and magazine illustration before he transitioned to children's books in 1970. He has also worked as a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, and taught illustration at the Parsons School of Design. He is an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and lives in New York with his wife, Nancy.