Doug Anderson
Margot Apple
Robin Brickman
Nancy Sippel Carpenter
Ken Condon
Diane deGroat
Anna Dewdney
Beverly Duncan
Roc Goudreau
Linda Graves
Rebecca Guay
John Steven Gurney
Nancy Haver
Laura Jacques
Gary Lippincott
Rich Lynes
Andrew Magee
Bob Marstall
Lauren Mills
Matthew Mitchell
Michael Nelson
Dennis Nolan
Beth Roberge Friedrichs
Shelley Rotner
Ruth Sanderson
Kevin Slattery
Nicole Tadgell
Richard Walz
Wendy Watson
Peter O. Zierlein
 Michael Nelson
Book covers designed by Michael Nelson with art by: (clockwise from top left) Ed Young, Raul Colon, Trina Schart Hyman, Maurice Sendak, Rafal Olbinski, Demi, Dan Yaccarino
Contact
Michael Nelson
210 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 585-9492
michaelnelson.design@verizon.net
Biography
Award-winning designer and art director, Michael Nelson has been creating children's books since 1993. He moved with his family to Northampton, MA in 2002, establishing michaelnelson.design, to provide design, art direction and consulting services to children’s book publishers and illustrators.

Many of the titles that Michael has designed have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal.  In addition, he has designed ALA Notable Books, New York Times Best Illustrated Books, SCBWI Golden Kite and New York Book Show Award Winners. Michael’s own artistic ventures, most notably his works on paper, have been exhibited in a variety of shows and have been represented by Markel/Sears Gallery in New York City. His work is in private collections across the country.
Books designed:
THE PAPER DRAGON by Marguerite Davol, illustrated by Robert Sabuda
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A SHOE? by Beatrice Schenck de Regniers, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
MUHAMMAD by Demi
THE SEA KING’S DAUGHTER by Aaron Shepard, illustrated by Gennady Spirin
THE HUNTER by Mary Casanova, illustrated by Ed Young;

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