Bob Kolar

Bob Kolar is the author-illustrator of many books, including Do You Want to Play? (Puffin) and Racer Dogs (Dutton). He illustrated AlphaOops!, written by Alethea Kontis (Candlewick), a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kolar writes: My job is to make fun stuff for kids. I start out with stories and they usually turn into books, sometimes toys, occasionally a TV show.  I grew up in a little town outside of Cleveland called Grafton, Ohio.  I studied at Columbus College of Art & Design and Syracuse University.  I came to Missouri to work at Hallmark Cards.  I had a great time and a wonderful career at Hallmark, but the time came for me to have another adventure.  So, here I am.”

Learn more at BobKolarBooks.com.

OUR WHITE HOUSE. Illustration © 2008 by Bob Kolar. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
OUR WHITE HOUSE. Illustration © 2008 by Bob Kolar. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.

Books by Bob Kolar

Slickety Quick: Poems about Sharks by Skila Brown (Candlewick)

The Boy & the Book: [a wordless story] by David Michael Slater (Charlesbridge)

The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler (Henry Holt and Co.)

The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler (Henry Holt and Co.)

Stomp, Stomp! (North-South Books)

Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis (Candlewick)

AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis (Candlewick)

Big Kicks (Candlewick)

A Cat and a Dog by Claire Masurel (North-South Books)