Steve Light
Steve Light is the author and illustrator of many books for children. His book Have You Seen My Dragon? won the first Mathical Award as well as being an ALA notable and Parent’s Choice winner. He also created the book SWAP! which won a STEM award. Cars Go was listed in the New York Times 50 great board books for babies. Black Bird Yellow Sun was listed as a best new board book by The Children’s Book Review. Steve’s children’s book illustration art has been in many Society of Illustrators celebrating The Original Art Shows. Steve also has work in The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
He has published many children’s books with Abrams, Candlewick Press, Enchanted Lion and Chronicle Books, including Puss in Boots, Shoemaker Extraordinaire, The Christmas Giant, Zephyr Takes Flight, Have You Seen My Dragon?, Have You Seen My Monster?, Bunny Burrows Buyers Book, Swap!, Lucky Laslo, Have You Seen My Lunchbox?, Black Bird Yellow Sun, Builders and Breakers, Mama Tiger Tiger Cub, Up Cat Down Cat, Road Trip A Whiskers Hollow Adventure, A Spider Named Itsy, Gus and Sully: Watch the Weather, Ready for School and All Week Long.
Steve Light grew up in New Jersey. He now lives in Manhattan with his wife and cat. He went on to study Illustration at Pratt Institute, where he met master artist and teacher Dave Passalacqua. Upon graduating he did some corporate illustrations for companies such as: AT&T, Sony Films, and the New York Times Book Review.
Steve travels far and wide reading and telling stories most notably at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, The Milwaukee Museum of Art, Mazza Museum and various ALA conferences.
Represented by Linda Pratt.
Download a PDF of the artist’s samples here: WPA Light art samples
