Mac Barnett
Born 23 August 1982
From California, United States · Nationality: United States
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, of Looking at Picture Books, 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.
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Books by Mac Barnett in order
Books by Mac Barnett in the order they were published, from Billy Twitters and His Big Blue Whale Problem (2009) to The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (2022).
- 1Billy Twitters and His Big Blue Whale Problem
Billy Twitters and His Big Blue Whale Problem2009 - 2The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity2009 - 3Funny Business
Funny Business2010 - 4Oh No!
Oh No!2010 - 5It Happened on a Train
It Happened on a Train2011 - 6Chloe and the Lion
Chloe and the Lion2012 - 7Attack of the Birthday Bunny
Attack of the Birthday Bunny2013 - 8Count the Monkeys
Count the Monkeys2013 - 9The Terrible Two
The Terrible Two2013 - 10Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole2014 - 11Leo
Leo2015 - 12The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse2017 - 13Triangle
Triangle2017 - 14Impossible Crime (Mac B. , Kid Spy #2) EBOOK
Impossible Crime (Mac B. , Kid Spy #2) EBOOK2018 - 15Mac Undercover
Mac Undercover2018 - 16Square
Square2018 - 17Terrible Two's Last Laugh
Terrible Two's Last Laugh2018 - 18The Terrible Two Go Wild
The Terrible Two Go Wild2018 - 19Circle
Circle2019 - 20Hi, Jack!
Hi, Jack!2019 - 21Just Because
Just Because2019 - 22Top Secret Smackdown
Top Secret Smackdown2019 - 23What Is Love?
What Is Love?2021 - 24The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza2022