Brian Floca
Brian Kane Floca (born January 11, 1969) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for illustrating books written by Avi and for nonfiction picture books. In 2014, he won the Caldecott Medal for his book, Locomotive, as well as the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor. Biography Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Brown University in 1991, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Published works As writer and illustrator The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish (1997, ) Five Trucks (1999, ) Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth: The Story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions (2000, ) The Racecar Alphabet (2003, ) Up in the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers (2003) Lightship (2007, ) Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 (2009, ) Locomotive (2013, ) As illustrator City of Light, City of Dark: A Comic Book Novel (1993, ) Luck with Potatoes (1995, ) The Voyager’s Stone: The Adventures of a Message-Carrying Bottle Adrift on the Ocean Sea (1995, ) Poppy (1995, ) Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig (1996, ) The Ghoul Brothers (1996, ) Where Are You, Little Zack? (1997, ) Wing