John Himmelman

John Himmelman is an author and illustrator of children’s books, as well as a smattering of books for adults on natural history. He’s been at this for 36 years and to date has written and/or illustrated 84 books. While most of his work is in the picturebook genre (Ibis, A True Whale Story, Katie Loves the Kittens, the Bunjitsu Bunny series), he’s recently completed a middle grade fantasy novel due to be released by Henry Holt in 2018. In his “spare” time he teaches and trains in hapkido and Jeet Kune Do at Green Hill Martial Arts, a school he cofounded in his hometown of Killingworth, CT. You can visit his website at www.johnhimmelman.com.