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Jarrett J. Krosoczka used to be a goofy kid that liked to draw. Now, he is an award winning published author/illustrator with many books to his credit. Growing up in Worcester, MA Jarrett drew relentlessly and always had a cast of characters that he wrote stories for. In 9th grade, Jarrett won a contest with The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and for the first time - saw his work in print.
This sparked a fire within. He went on to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design - after being initially rejected. It was in his senior year that he received his first illustration job for a national educational publisher. Then, six months after graduating RISD, Jarrett carried his portfolio into New York City and landed a contract for his first book. He immediately ran to a pay phone to share the good news with his grandparents. Good Night, Monkey Boy was published on June 12, 2001 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers and Jarrett has since been busy producing more books – including Baghead; Bubble Bath Pirates; Annie Was Warned; Max for President; Punk Farm; Giddy Up, Cowgirl; My Buddy, Slug and Punk Farm on Tour. In 2003, Jarrett was chosen by Print as one of their 20 top new visual artists under 30. His work has also been short listed by Newsweek, USA Today, The Boston Globe and The New York Times, among others. Jarrett's book Punk Farm, which is about a group of raucous farm animals who form an underground rock band, is currently in development as a feature film at DreamWorks Animation.
When not working on books, Jarrett keeps busy by bowling, snowboarding, and playing video games from the 80's.

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My Interests

bowling, snowboarding, old video games

I'd like to meet:

Charles Shulz and John Singer Sargent#

Movies:

The Punk Farm Book Tour

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Television:

PAGE BY PAGE: the making of a monkey boy

Heroes:

Joe and Shirl

My Blog

The Punk Farm Raffle

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, CATTLE AND FOWL - PRESENTING (insert drum roll here) - The Punk Farm Raffle!"What is the Punk Farm Raffle?" you ask? The Punk Farm Raffle is an on-line raffle of ...
Posted by JJK on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:20:00 PST

Society of Illustrators

The Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators is up!The opening reception is tomorrow night, Thursday, Oct 18 @ 5:30-8pm (You need a ticket to get in, which is $30 if you're not in the show.)Bu...
Posted by JJK on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:48:00 PST

The Punk Farm on Tour Tour

Punk Farm on Tour is in stores now, but the book tour starts in 1 week! Come on out and get yourself a signed copy of Punk Farm on Tour! Also, be prepared to yell and scream, my readings are very inte...
Posted by JJK on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST

Upcoming stuff to look for

Hey there MySpacers-So the BIG day is upon us! Gina and I will be married this Saturday afternoon! This makes for a pretty hectic week, so I thought I would post one last entry before we left for our ...
Posted by JJK on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:32:00 PST

PunkFarmSpace.com

Punk Farm on Tour is out in 3 weeks and counting....In support of that, Punk Farm just launched a new website called www.punkfarmspace.comYou can learn how characters got to the PF concert and what ha...
Posted by JJK on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:48:00 PST

Annie Was Warned in Family Fun

If you see Family Fun's October issue on newsstands, thumb through to see their nice shout-out to Annie Was Warned other great Halloween titles. Thank you, Family Fun!!!...
Posted by JJK on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:53:00 PST

getting the perfect author photo

Punk Farm on Tour is in stores 4 weeks from today! I'll finally be able to talk about the production of the book here on the ol' blog. And since I still don't want to spill too many beans, I'd lik...
Posted by JJK on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:11:00 PST

a few dates for the The Punk Farm on Tour Tour!

Punk Farm on Tour will be in stores in just about a month! Plans are being made, signings being scheduled and before you know it, there will be a full-out Punk Farm on Tour Tour!Here are the dates...
Posted by JJK on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:28:00 PST

Studio JJK on MySpace

Hey everyone-I started up a MySpace for Punk Farm a while back, but wanted to create on outlet to connect with readers and other artists as me. So this is just the start. I hope to add more info on my...
Posted by JJK on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:35:00 PST