Join us for a talk with author and illustrator of children’s picture books : Brian Fitzgerald in the dlr Lexicon Studio at 11am on Saturday

Join us for a talk with author and illustrator of children’s picture books : Brian Fitzgerald in the dlr Lexicon Studio at 11am on Saturday the 14th of November.

About the artist————

Brian Fitzgerald is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books. Winner of the International Silent Book Competition at Bologna, Received ‘The White Raven’ Award and the ‘Gradam Réics Carló’ Award. His picture book ‘Be Thankful For Trees’, was added to the United States Kindergarten curriculum 2025. He lives and works in Dun Laoghaire. Brian has collaborated with lots of different amazing authors of books written for kids ages 3 to 7 years old. He will take you through his early years as a magazine and editorial illustrator to show how his style went through many changes. From 2014 he focused on working as a children’s picture book illustrator starting with a commission from Futa Fata. He has worked with author Harriet Ziefert in the US on many projects and learned a lot from her unofficial mentorship. His first author & illustrator book :’Bunny’s Most Fabulous Vacation Ever!’ was published in Brooklyn. His second ‘Ferdinand chien volant’ was published in Paris this year.

This year he launched ‘Little Irish History Heroes’, written by Niamh Donnellan and Published by Gill Books. + ‘Who Said BOO!’, written by Jeanne Willis and published by Scallywag Press + ‘Ferdinand chien volant’, Published by Frimousse in Paris + ‘Au loup!’, written by Alice Brière-Haque & published by Frimousse. (coming soon) ‘I Met A Woman Near Ballycanew!’, written by Gabriel Rosenstock and published by Gill Books.

His website is at https://www.brianfitzer.ie/

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