David McPhail

David was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While there, he began illustrating. His first book was “The RUNJUMPBUMB Book by Robert Brooks – published by Little Brown and Company, Boston. Later that same year (1971) – the first of his own stories was published. It is titled “In the Summer I Go Fishing” published by Addison-Wesley Press. In 1972, “The Bear’s Toothache” was published by the Atlantic Monthly Press. Thus began a wonderful, and all-too-brief association with Emilie McLeod, Editor Extraordinaire, who published some his favorite (of his own) stories, including “Henry Bear’s Park” and “Pig Pig Grows Up”. He has continued to write and illustrate and there are now well over 100 books with his name on them.

Surroundings has many of his books that are still in print and original illustrations from the following books. The illustrations found below this list are just a small sample of David’s work that is available. Please contact us if you would like to see illustrations from a specific book.

Book	Number	Book	Number
A Friend for Growl Bear	8	Ice Cream Store	8
Adam’s Smile	6	John Pig’s Halloween	8
Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas	3	Little Horse	2
Animal Stackers	7	Lost	3
Animals A-Z	2	Mole Music	2
Annie & Company	3	Moony B. Finch	2
A Bug, Bear, and a Boy - Fly a Kite	1	Mother Goose	8
A Bug, Bear, and a Boy - Go for a Ride	2	Night Sounds, Morning Colors	3
A Bug, Bear, and a Boy - Go to School	4	Pig Pig Gets a Job	4
A Bug, Bear, and a Boy - Paint a Picture	4	Pigs Ahoy	3
A Bug, Bear, and a Boy - Plant a Garden	1	Ping and Pong	2
Big Brown Bear Up and Down Day	28	Pot O’ Gold	31
Bubblegum Delicious	6	Sail Away (not published)	2
Capt Toad & the Motor Bike	1	Santas Book of Names	2
Cock-a-Doodle Do	4	Something Special	5
Drawing Lessons from a Bear	7	Tall in the Saddle	5
Dream Child	1	Ten Cats Have Hats	5
Ed & Me	5	The Day the Sheep Showed Up	1
Edward and the Pirates	1	The Great Race	1
Edward in the Jungle	6	The Party	1
Emma’s Vacation	1	The Puddle	2
Emma’s in Charge		The Teddy Bear	1
Farm Boy’s Year	4	Thirsty Baby	7
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose - Storm	5	Tinker, Tom, and the Star Baby	7
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose - Feather	4	Twilight	9
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose - Find a Boat	3	Why a Disguise	7
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose - Go for a Ride	5	Wynken, Blyken & Nod	1
Goldilocks	2
I Love You Because You’re You	5

Animal Stackers

Edward in the Jungle

Emma in Charge

Pot 'O Gold


	All paintings are framed unless noted otherwise. If you would like to purchase a painting or get more information about the artist or gallery, please use the convenient form located on our Contact Us page.

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