Arthur Yorinks
Born 21 August 1953
From Roslyn, New York, United States · Nationality: United States
Arthur Yorinks has written and directed for opera, theater, dance, film, and radio and is the author of over thirty-five acclaimed and award-winning books, including Hey, Al, a children’s book, which earned the Caldecott Medal in 1987. From the age of 6, Yorinks studied to be a classical pianist, under former Juilliard professor Robert Bedford. At 17, veering from a potential profession as a classical musician, Yorinks began over four decades of writing and working in the performing arts. In the field of opera, Yorinks was Philip Glass’s librettist for the operas The Juniper Tree and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Through his forty years of picture-book making, he has teamed up with many famed illustrators including Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Mort Drucker, David Small, and Richard Egielski. His book, Mommy?, was a New York Times bestseller. Mr. Yorinks lives in New York City and continues to write and direct.
Books by Arthur Yorinks in order
Books by Arthur Yorinks in the order they were published, from Sid and Sol (1977) to One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea (2020).
- 1Sid and Sol
Sid and Sol1977 - 2The Magic Meatballs
The Magic Meatballs1979 - 3Louis the Fish
Louis the Fish1980 - 4It Happened in Pinsk
It Happened in Pinsk1983 - 5Hey, Al
Hey, Al1986 - 6Company's Coming
Company's Coming1987 - 7Oh, Brother
Oh, Brother1989 - 8Ugh
Ugh1990 - 9Miami Giant
Miami Giant1995 - 10Harry and Lulu
Harry and Lulu1999 - 11The Alphabet Atlas
The Alphabet Atlas1999 - 12Tomatoes From Mars
Tomatoes From Mars1999 - 13The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man2000 - 14Company's Going
Company's Going2001 - 15Monsters in Space
Monsters in Space2003 - 16Maurice Sendak's Seven Little Monsters #5Maurice Sendak's Seven Little Monsters #52004
- 17Happy Bees
Happy Bees2005 - 18The Witch's Child
The Witch's Child2007 - 19Flappy and Scrappy
Flappy and Scrappy2009 - 20HomeworkHomework2009
- 21Making Scents
Making Scents2017 - 22Presto and Zesto in LimbolandPresto and Zesto in Limboland2018
- 23One Mean Ant
One Mean Ant2020 - 24One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea
One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea2020