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:
* Now Available: BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK 
* 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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ZOONI TALES: Keep It Up, Plucky Pup is a Michigan Great Lakes Book Award Finalist and an ALA Best Graphic Novels for Kids Pick. Learn More!
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ZOONI TALES: A Friend Till The End is an ALA Best Graphic Novels for Kids pick. Learn More!
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OWL AND PENGUIN: HERE AND THERE, which Kirkus Reviews describes as "dynamic", "enchanting" "adorable" and "sure to please!" is an ALA Best Graphic Novels for Kids pick.
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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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The second OWL & PENGUIN book from Holiday House is 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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"Marshmallows", Acrylics
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BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK - Super-Librarian Betsy Bird calls it "one of the finest, funniest poetry books". Kirkus Reviews calls it "juicy" and "joyful". The Boston Globe picked it as one of 75 Best Books of the Year. Don't miss this one!
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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
​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:
* Nov 2024 Book and Art News
* Oct 2023 Book and Art News
* Oct 2022 Book News
* Dec 2020 Newsletter
* July 2020 Newsletter
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A Hatful of Dragons and Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock are now both available as audiobooks, narrated by the author.
​Look for them on all AudioBook channels. 
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