Harry Bliss #1

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Harry Bliss #1

New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator

Harry Bliss grew up in New York State among an artistic family. He studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied illustration at the University of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts and at Syracuse University earning an M.A.

Bliss has illustrated many books and produces cartoons and covers for The New Yorker. His first book for children, A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech was a New York Times bestseller, as was Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider and Diary of a Fly all by Doreen Cronin.

His self-titled cartoon collection Death by Laughter with an introduction by Christopher Guest was published in 2008.

His newest book for young readers is Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Newbery Medal-winner Kate DiCamillo.

With Luke on the Loose (RAW Junior/TOON Books, April 2009), he makes his debut as a comic book author.

Visit his Official Site.