Submitted by Gene Barretta, November 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ABOUT ME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I have moved 27 times - lived in six states - graduated NYU film school - interned at MTV - made industrial training videos - videotaped surgery - played in a rock band - spent a day with Mr. Rogers - spent an evening with Jim Henson - drew storyboards for Muppets From Space - performed some background Muppets - designed some Muppet characters - animated five short films for Sesame Street - and spent an afternoon inside Abbey Road Studios . . . all in preparation for a career as a children\u2019s book author and illustrator. At least that\u2019s what I like to tell myself. I have stopped moving around for the time being and live outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with my son and two cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ABOUT MY BOOKS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I write and illustrate most of my books, although I also write for other illustrators and illustrate for other authors. Several of my books are included in school curriculum, and some translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Braille. I am also grateful to have won some awards and honors along the way, including a recent nomination for an NAACP Image Award. One of my biggest honors has been to speak about my work on stage at the 92nd Street Y in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My titles include: \u201cNow & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin,\u201d \u201cDear Deer: A Book of Homophones,\u201d \u201cThe Secret Garden of George Washington Carver,\u201d \u201cNeo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci,\u201d Lincoln & Kennedy: A Pair to Compare,\u201d \u201cThe Bat Can Bat: A Book of True Homonyms,\u201d \u201cMuhammad Ali: A Champion is Born,\u201d \u201cTimeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives,\u201d \u201cThe Bass Plays the Bass and Other Homographs,\u201d and my most recent release, \u201cStarring Steven Spielberg: The Making of a Young Filmmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit my website to see much more: www.genebarretta.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ABOUT MY SCHOOL PROGRAMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My school program introduces children to the step-by-step process of illustrating children\u2019s books, using colorful, light-hearted images as examples. Students will also take part in a fun lesson about perseverance as I recount the many revisions it took to finish a book that began my 20-year career as an author. The final section of the program is spent reading and discussing any one of my titles.\u00a0 Questions are encouraged throughout the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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