Greg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator and screen printer from Philadelphia.

His first picture book, THE WATERMELON SEED, was published by Disney*Hyperion Books in 2013 and won the 2014 ALA Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Greg's work has been featured in Communication Arts, 3x3 Illustration Annuals and he's won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. His screenprinted works have been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Spain and The Netherlands. His hand-printed artist books are in various collections throughout the country, including The Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

After college, Greg spent two years as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCORPS from 2005-2006. In 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches.

He recently gave up drinking (as much) coffee.
 

Books by Greg Pizzoli

The 12 Days of Christmas

Written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli - Animals , Children's 4-6, Fiction, Holiday, Humor

North, South, East, West

by Margaret Wise Brown and Greg Pizzoli - Animals , Children's 4-8

What's an Apple?

Written by Marilyn Singer with illustrations by Greg Pizzoli - Children's, Children's 3-5, Poetry

What's a Banana?

Written by Marilyn Singer with illustrations by Greg Pizzoli - Children's, Children's 3-5

Dragon Was Terrible

written by Kelly DiPucchio with illustrations by Greg Pizzoli - Children's, Children's 4-7, Fairy Tale, Fantasy

Good Night Owl

by Greg Pizzoli - Animals , Children's 3-6, Family Life, Humor

Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

by Greg Pizzoli - Biography, Children's Nonfiction, History, Nonfiction, Picture

The Watermelon Seed

by Greg Pizzoli - Children's, Picture