Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett is the ninth U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader. He’s a *New York Times*-bestselling author of stories for children and the writer, with [Jon Klassen](https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6973754A/), of [Looking at Picture Books](https://lookingatpicturebooks.com/), a newsletter for adults about how picture books work. Mac’s work has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Mac’s books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three *New York Times*/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the *Boston Globe*-*Horn Book* Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, The Netherlands’ Silver Griffel, and Italy’s Premio Orbil. He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of *Shape Island*, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their best-selling *Shapes* series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California. ()