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Bio

Bruce Degen (1945-2024) Illustrator, writer. Bruce Degen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Newtown, Connecticut.

Full Name

Bruce Michael Degen

Locations

KingsNew York

Author's Timeline


1945

Birth

Kings County: Bruce Michael Degen was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on June 14, 1945.

1966

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Degen received a bachelor’s degree in art from Cooper Union in Manhattan, New York, in 1966.

0000

Other Life Event

Kings County: Mr. Degen received a master’s degree in art from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

1977

Literary Work

Aunt Possum and the Pumpkin Man
HarperCollins
0060214139 / 978-0060214135
Children’s book.

1980

Literary Work

The Little Witch and the Riddle
Harper & Row
0060214147 / 978-0060214142
Children’s book.

1983

Literary Work

Jamberry
HarperCollins
0694001570 / 978-0694001576
Children’s book written and illustrated by Mr. Degen.

1991

Literary Work

Teddy Bear Towers
HarperCollins Childrens Books
0060214201 / 978-0060214203
Children’s book.

1996

Literary Work

Sailaway Home
Scholastic
0590464434 / 978-0590464437
Children’s book.

2000

Literary Work

Daddy Is a Doodlebug
HarperCollins
0060284153 / 978-0060284152
Children’s book.

2012

Literary Work

I Gotta Draw
HarperCollins
006028417X / 978-0060284176
Children’s book written and illustrated by Mr. Degen.

2014

Literary Work

I Said, "Bed!"
Holiday House
0823429385 / 978-0823429387
Children’s book.

2014

Literary Work

Snow Joke
Holiday House
0823430650 / 978-0823430659
Children’s book.

2016

Literary Work

Nate Likes to Skate
Holiday House
0823434567 / 978-0823434565
Children’s book.

2024

Death

Bruce Degen died at his home in Newtown, Connecticut, on November 7, 2024.

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