Vikram Madan creates fun art and books, including the Geisel Honor winning Owl & Penguin series, the award-winning poetry collections A Hatful of Dragons, Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock, The Bubble Collector, and Lord of the Bubbles, the Bobo & Pup-Pup early readers and the Zooni Tales graphic novels. @ArtByVikram 

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Event Calendar:
* Monthly Art Walk in my Studio, every First Thursday of every month, 4:30-8:30pm PST at 306 S. Washington St. Seattle WA 98104.
* School Author Visits - various, ongoing - learn more here
* Visit my gallery/studio (during Art Walk or by appointment).
Announcements:
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Pre-order BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK, which is, as per Super-Librarian Betsy Bird, "one of the finest, funniest poetry books" and which Kirkus Reviews calls "juicy" and "joyful".
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NEW: OWL AND PENGUIN: HERE AND THERE, which Kirkus Reviews describes as "dynamic", "enchanting" "adorable" and "sure to please!"
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Owl And Penguin is now available in a Spanish version titled Búho y Pingüino.
Perfect for emerging Spanish and Bilingual readers.Look for it wherever books are sold. Ages 3-6.
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Now Available: The second OWL & PENGUIN book from Holiday House.
​A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection.
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OWL & PENGUIN is a 2023 THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL HONOR winner - one of the biggest honors for children's books. This is a big deal folks!!!!! 

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A Recent Painting:
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"The Rainbow Makers", Acrylics, 2022
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​​Have you read 
A HATFUL OF DRAGONS yet?


- Kirkus Starred Review
- Texas Bluebonnet Book Award Master List
- South Dakota Prairie Bloom Award Finalist
- American Library Association ALSC Summer Reading Pick
- SEVEN Best-Book-Of-The-Year Lists: 
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Books
  • New York Public Library Best Books for Kids
  • Denver Public Library Best and Brightest Poetry 
  • Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids 
  • School Library Journal Fuse #8 Best Poetry Books of the Year
  • School Library Journal Fuse #8 Funniest Books of the Year
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ZOONI TALES: A Friend Till The End is Available Now.
​Ages 5-10. Learn More!
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ZOONI TALES: Keep It Up, Plucky Pup - a graphic novel in rhyme for Ages 5-10. Selected as a STAND OUT Graphic Novel for 2023! Learn More!
​Permanent Art Installations:
* "World Tree Immersive Mural" - Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, Seattle WA
* "Imagination Northwest" - Redmond Town Center, Redmond WA
* "Spirit Animals" Mural - Stevenson Elementary School, Bellevue WA
* 2019 South Renton Mini-Murals around the Burnett Linear Park in Renton WA
​* 2016 Seattle Art Interruptions, Mini-murals on the Rainier-Valley East-West Neightborhood Greenway, Ongoing
 * Please follow my art and books on Facebook  Instagram and/or Twitter .

* See Original Art Catalog .
​Recent Newsletters:
* Oct 2023 Book and Art News
* Oct 2022 Book News
* Dec 2020 Newsletter
* July 2020 Newsletter
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A Hatful of Dragons is now available as an audiobook, narrated by the author.
​Look for it on all AudioBook channels. 
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