When he's not creating, he likes to spend his time eating chocolate cake in the rain and playing hide-and-seek in the dark.  

Michael is the writer and illustrator of the picture book BILLY TARTLE IN SAY CHEESE.  

Book Reviews

BILLY TARTLE IN SAY CHEESE (Random House Childrens Books) 2007

Publishers Weekly: -readers with a rascally bent will likely get a kick out of Billy's overactive imagination and puckish behavior.

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July/August 2007:

"[Billy's] adventurous take on reality fits the comic-strip medium perfectly, joining with the straightforward physical comedy of his exploits to add energy."

Michael Townsend is currently at work creating three different graphic novels. The first two will be a part of a series about a mischievous bear named Kit Feeny (Knopf) and the other graphic novel will be Michael's humorous retelling of many of the Greek myths which will be published by Dial Books for Young Readers. To learn more about Michael, visit his web site at www.mikeisgreathelikeschocolatecake.com