TINA KüGLER is the award-winning author/illustrator of SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN, a 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book and ALA Notables Best Children’s Book of the Year. She draws and paints her artwork digitally and works very hard to make it look like she is not using a computer at all. Before becoming a children’s book illustrator, she owned her own bookshop then spent ten years drawing storyboards in the animation industry for studios such as Walt Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three sons and an enormous hairy dog (named Harry).
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Visit Tina online at: www.tinakugler.com
Tina’s clients include: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books, Sky Pony Press, Little Simon / Random House, Cantata Learning and Spider Magazine.
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Tina’s Bookshelf:
FOX TAILS: The Giant Ice Cream Mess
by Tina Kügler, Scholastic Acorn, 2021
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Foreign Translations:
Ronshin Group | Simplified Chinese
FOX TAILS: The Biggest Roller Coaster
by Tina Kügler, Scholastic Acorn, 2020
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Foreign Translations:
Ronshin Group | Simplified Chinese
FOX TAILS: The Great Bed Bunk Battle
by Tina Kügler, Scholastic Acorn, 2020
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★ “Kügler seamlessly weaves repeated words and phrases into the story, so as readers enjoy Fritz and Franny’s antics, they will expand their vocabularies and build reading confidence without feeling as though they are practicing. Kügler expertly uses character-associated colors and a vertical page layout to foster visual literacy and provide visual clues for readers. The majority of the text is in speech balloons. A rollicking romp for new readers.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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• Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020: Middle Grade
• a Garden State Children’s Book Awards, New Jersey, 2023, Early Readers selection
• WSRA Just One More Page 2022, Wisconsin, K-3 selection
• Wisconsin Library Association WSRA Just One More Page 2022, K-3
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Foreign Translations:
Ronshin Group | Simplified Chinese
WHO ATE MY BOOK?
by Tina Kügler, Penguin Random House, 2020
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• A Junior Library Guild Selection
• Scholastic Book Fair Selection
• Audio: Two Ponds Co.
SNAIL & WORM series
SNAIL & WORM, OF COURSE
by Tina Kügler, HMH, 2022
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• a Garden State Children’s Book Awards, New Jersey 2026, Early Reader selection
SNAIL & WORM ALL DAY
by Tina Kügler, HMH, 2019
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• a Chicago Public Library Best of 2019 selection
• a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books of 2019 for a Good Laugh selection
• a School Library Journal Best Books of the Year selection, Best Transitional Chapter Books of 2019
• a Junior Library Guild (JLG) selection
• a Garden State Children’s Book Awards, New Jersey 2022, Early Reader selection
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★ “All day, every day, is a good time for reading about Snail and Worm….Run (faster than Snail ever could) to get a copy of this winning early reader.”—Kirkus, STARRED review
“The friendly and cheerful cartoon illustrations effectively enhance the story’s sweet humor.”—School Library Journal
“[N]ew readers should feel supported in their efforts while being continually entertained.”—The Horn Book
“Kügler’s clever, off-kilter stories are enhanced by colorful, expressive cartoon illustrations that give strong textual support….This latest Snail and Worm book is a strong addition to all early reader collections and a surefire hit with children and their adults.”—Booklist
SNAIL & WORM AGAIN
by Tina Kügler (HMH, hc 2017, pb 2019)
• a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book, 2018
• an ALA ALCS Notable Best Children’s Book of the Year selection, 2018
• a Junior Library Guild (JLG) selection, 2017
• a CCBC Choices selection for outstanding book in the Books for Beginning Readers category, 2018
• a Garden State Children’s Book Awards, New Jersey 2020, Early Reader selection
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Foreign Translations:
Spanish | Ediciones Obelisco
Simplified Chinese | Beijing Baby-Cube
SNAIL & WORM
by Tina Kügler, HMH, hc 2016, pb 2019
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• a Cybils Award Winner in the Easy Reader Category, 2016
• a Junior Library Guild (JLG) Spring selection, 2016
• a CCBC Choices selection for an outstanding book in Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Category, 2017
• Wisconsin Library Association 2017-2018 Outstanding Book Selection, ages 0-4
• Wisconsin Library Association 2017-2018 Outstanding Book Selection, grades pre-12
• a Garden State Children’s Book Awards, New Jersey 2020, Early Reader selection
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Foreign Translations:
Spanish | Ediciones Obelisco
Simplified Chinese | Beijing Baby-Cube
IN MARY’S GARDEN
written and illustrated by Tina Kügler and Carson Kügler, HMH, 2015
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• a Midwest Connections Pick for April with MIBA selection
• a CCBC Choices 2016 selection for an outstanding book in The Arts category
HOW DO WE LISTEN?
LET’S CLEAN UP!
I’LL SHARE
THE RUDE MOOSE
written by Jenna Laffin, illustrated by Tina Kügler (Cantata, 2016)
NO MORE BEIGE FOODS (Sky Pony, 2016)
THE CHANGE YOUR NAME STORE (Sky Pony, 2014)
written by Leanne Shirtliffe, illustrated by Tina Kügler
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