Pete Oswald

Pete Oswald

  • 5 stars across 36 books
Pete Oswald is an LA-based artist, kid lit author/illustrator, and production designer. He is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo, published in 2017 by HarperCollins. Pete is also the illustrator of The Bad Seed, by Jory John. When Pete is not working on books he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and two sons.

Pete Oswald is an LA-based artist, kid lit author/illustrator, and production designer. He is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo, published in 2017 by HarperCollins. Pete is also the illustrator of The Bad Seed, by Jory John. When Pete is not working on books he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and two sons.

Justin K. Thompson is an Emmy Award-winning artist with over twenty years of experience in the motion picture and television industries. He has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment, including DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, Paramount, Sony, the Cartoon Network, the Jim Henson Company, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Justin is also the illustrator of Faraway Fox by Jolene Thompson. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children and two dogs. Mingo the Flamingo is his first (co-created) original author-illustrator work. You can visit him online at shinypinkbottle.tumblr.com. Justin K. Thompson is an Emmy Award-winning artist with over twenty years of experience in the motion picture and television industries. He has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment, including DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, Paramount, Sony, the Cartoon Network, the Jim Henson Company, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Justin is also the illustrator of Faraway Fox by Jolene Thompson. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children and two dogs. Mingo the Flamingo is his first (co-created) original author-illustrator work. You can visit him online at shinypinkbottle.tumblr.com.
21st March 2019

The Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

A #1 New York Times bestseller!An Amazon Best Books of the Year 2019 selection!From the bestselling creators of The Bad ... MoreThe Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids

(4 reviews) Review
5th October 2017

The Bad Seed

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! series This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaa... MoreThe Bad Seed

(3 reviews) Review
3rd January 2019

Flat Cat

From Hiawyn Oram and Gwen Millward comes a wild, read-aloud celebration of breaking the rules, taking a chance, and havi... MoreFlat Cat

(2 reviews) Review
11th November 2021

The Smart Cookie

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Be a smart cookie—and don’t miss the fifth picture book in the #1 New York Times be... MoreThe Smart Cookie

(2 reviews) Review
27th June 2019

That's What Dinosaurs Do

From The Bad Seed and The Good Egg creators, Jory John and Pete Oswald, comes a story about a dinosaur who loves to ROAR... MoreThat's What Dinosaurs Do

(1 review) Review
2nd September 2021

Poultrygeist

From a debut picture-book author and a #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator, a wry take on "Why did the chicken cr... MorePoultrygeist

(1 review) Review
4th September 2003

Cranky

(1 review) Review
6th August 2020

The Cool Bean

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!The “too-cool-for-school” third picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling... MoreThe Cool Bean

(1 review) Review
18th May 2017

Mingo the Flamingo

Is it a golf club? Is it a garden gnome? No. It's Mingo the flamingo! From author-illustrator team Pete Oswald and Justi... MoreMingo the Flamingo

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12th December 2019

The Cool Bean

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!The “too-cool-for-school” third picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling... MoreThe Cool Bean

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