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Edition 61 (2017) Winner
Mac Barnett
マック・バーネット
Makku Bānetto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Castro Valley, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Castro Valley, California → Oakland, California
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
- Influenced By
- David Foster Wallace
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Pomona College
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Studied under David Foster Wallace.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | Extra Yarn | — | Boston Globe | Winner |
| 2013 | E. B. White Read Aloud Award | Extra Yarn | — | American Booksellers Association | Winner |
| 2013 | Caldecott Medal | Extra Yarn | — | Association for Library Service to Children | Honor |
| 2015 | Caldecott Medal | Sam & Dave Dig a Hole | — | Association for Library Service to Children | Honor |
| 2015 | E. B. White Read Aloud Award | Sam & Dave Dig a Hole | — | American Booksellers Association | Winner |
| 2015 | Irma Black Award | — | — | Bank Street College of Education | Winner |
| 2018 | E. B. White Read Aloud Award | — | — | American Booksellers Association | Winner |
| 2020 | German Youth Literature Award | Triangle/Square/Circle | Picture Book | Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur | Winner |
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
2012
Work:
Extra Yarn
Organization:
Boston Globe
Result:
Winner
E. B. White Read Aloud Award
2013
Work:
Extra Yarn
Organization:
American Booksellers Association
Result:
Winner
Caldecott Medal
2013
Work:
Extra Yarn
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children
Result:
Honor
Caldecott Medal
2015
Work:
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children
Result:
Honor
E. B. White Read Aloud Award
2015
Work:
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Organization:
American Booksellers Association
Result:
Winner
Irma Black Award
2015
Organization:
Bank Street College of Education
Result:
Winner
E. B. White Read Aloud Award
2018
Organization:
American Booksellers Association
Result:
Winner
German Youth Literature Award
2020
Work:
Triangle/Square/Circle
Category:
Picture Book
Organization:
Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 65 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Extra Yarn
2012 Picture bookA girl finds a box of endless yarn and knits for her town.
CreativityFriendship
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
2014 Picture bookSam and Dave dig for treasure but miss it in humorous ways.
PersistenceDiscovery
Triangle
2019 Picture bookTriangle tries to scare his friends in a simple humorous tale.
FriendshipPranks
Bibliography
- The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
- The Ghostwriter Secret
- It Happened on a Train
- Danger Goes Berserk
- The Terrible Two
- The Terrible Two Get Worse
- The Terrible Two Go Wild
- The Terrible Two's Last Laugh
- Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Undercover
- Mac B., Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime
- Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
- Guess Again!
- Extra Yarn
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
- The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Adaptations
- Shape Island (animated series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousImaginativeMinimalist
- Recurring Motifs
- ShapesPranksAdventure
Legacy
Prominent American children's author known for innovative picture books and collaborations with illustrators like Jon Klassen. Winner of multiple awards including Caldecott Honors. Appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature in 2025.
In Popular Culture
- Co-creator of Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series Shape Island.
Trivia
- Studied under David Foster Wallace at Pomona College.
- Authored the Picture Book Proclamation in 2011.