Mike Wohnoutka

Minnesota illustrator Mike Wohnoutka celebrates his birthday on September 4th. Born in Spicer, a small town in northern Minnesota, Mike attended the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, from which he graduated with a BFA in Illustration. The first book he illustrated was Johnny Appleseed, my story, a Step Into Reading book published by Random House.

He has illustrated two humorous tall tales for Texans Kitty Griffin and Kathy Combs, Cowboy Sam and Those Confounded Secrets and The Foot-Stomping Adventures of Clementine Sweet. Most recently, he has illustrated Davey's Blue-Eyed Frog, Look What the Cat Dragged In!, and When the Wizzy Foot Goes Walking. Mike's most recent book is The House That Jack Built.

He lives in south Minneapolis with his wife.

Happy birthday, Mike!