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Larry Day is a published author and an illustrator of children's books.

I was born and raised in Gibson City, a small rural town in central Illinois. My mother was an avid bowler and would bring home bowling score sheets where we would turn them over and draw on the blank side.
Most of the pictures I drew were of people riding in Ferris wheels and roller coasters.
Later, I drew scenes of war battles along with my brothers. I studied commercial art at Southern Illinois University. After graduating, I began working as a technical illustrator drawing manuals for farm machinery. I studied oil painting with Gerald Merfeld in New Lenox, Illinois. During that time, I worked as an illustrator for the pinball and video arcade industry.

Following that, I moved into the advertising business where I draw storyboards for clients such as Hallmark and Walt Disney, Allstate and Kellogg’s. It was during this time that I illustrated my first picture book, Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers.
My art became focused mostly on historical subjects. I illustrated two successful books by Dennis Brindell Fradin: Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, and Duel! Hamilton and Burr's Deadly War Of Words. I also illustrated George Did It!, a funny book on George Washington, by Suzzane Tripp. I am working on a second book with Suzanne My other books include Not Afraid of Dogs by Susanna Pitzer. Winner of the 2006 Golden Kite Award. Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak, by Kay Winters. I am working on a second book with Kay. Bye-Bye, Baby, by Richard Morris. And my most recent, Nanook & Pryce, by Ned Crowley. visit nanookandpryce.com.

Larry Day is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. I was born and raised in Gibson City, a small rural town in central Illinois. My mother was an avid bowler and would bring home bowling score sheets where we would turn them over and draw on the blank side. Most of the pictures I drew were of people riding in Ferris wheels and roller coasters. Later, I drew scenes of war b... More