All About Robert Casilla

Robert Casilla

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Contact Information

First Name
Robert
Last Name
Casilla
Street Address
5 Erin Drive
City
New Fairfield
State
CT
Country
United States
personal web address
http://www.robertcasilla.com/index.asp
Art Rep Web Address
http://www.kirchoffwohlberg-artistrep.com/
type of art work
Painterly realistic watercolor
Published Works
Midnight Forest/A Story Of Gifford Pinchot and Our National Forests by Gary Hines, The Dream on Blanca's Wall/El Sueno Pegado en la Pared de Blanca:, Poems in English and Spanish/Poemas en Ingles y Español by Jane Medina, First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez, Mama Had to Work on Christmas, by Carolyn Marsden, Daddy Poems by John Micklos, A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall by David A. Adler, A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt by David A. Adler, The Good Samaritan by Jane Q. Saxton, Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing, Boys at Work by Gary Soto, A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson by David A. Adler, Rodeo Day by Jonelle Toriseva, Con Mi Hermano / With My Brother by Eileen Roe, The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia M. Markun., The Pool Party by Gary Soto, A Picture Book of Rosa Parks by David A. Adler, A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. by David Adler, A Picture Book of John F. Kennedy by David Adler, Jackie Robinson He Was THe First by David Adler, A Picture Book of Jesse Owens by David Adler, Jackie Robinson He Led The Way by April Jones Prince
phone number
203 312-0635
other email
robert@robertcasilla.com
Bio

Robert Casilla's formal training in art took place at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he earned a BFA degree.
Since 1984, Robert has worked as a freelance illustrator for magazines, book publishers, educational publishers and others. He has illustrated over 25 children's books, many of which are picture book biographies of people such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and John F. Kennedy. He has also illustrated many multicultural children's books such as Jalapeño Bagels (Atheneum), The Little Painter of Sabana Grande (Simon & Schuster), The Legend of Mexicatl (Turtle Books) and First Day in Grapes (Lee & Low), which won the Pura Belpré Honor Award.