Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul, who collaborates as author on several children's books (
Going Places, Full STEAM Ahead), and is CEO of the Reynolds educational media firm FableVision. Alumni Recognition Award in 1999 and was awarded the title
Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D) in 2007 for his "substantial contributions to education and the arts". Reynolds is best known for his children's books about "
authentic learning, creativity and self-expression", including
The North Star,
Ish,
The Dot, and
So Few of Me. and the Christopher Medal, as well as the American Library Association's 2005 Carnegie Medal of Excellence for the book's animated adaptation. Reynolds has also published a book series for young children, based on the character "SugarLoaf". Published by
Simon & Schuster, the first two books in this series are titled
My Very Big Little World and
The Best Kid in the World. Reynolds's award-winning publishing work also includes the best-selling
Judy Moody series written by
Megan McDonald,
Eleanor Estes's
The Alley and
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode,
Judy Blume's
Fudge series, and
Ellen Potter's
Olivia Kidney books. His collaboration with
Alison McGhee called
Someday spent two months on the
New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Books. In addition to his children's books, Reynolds also created the award-winning animated short films,
The Blue Shoe and
Living Forever, as well as the film adaptations of his books
The Dot Together with the
Burkinabe model and activist,
Georgie Badiel, he has co-created "Water Princess" which tells the story of Badiel's homeland of Burkina Faso's need for aquifers. The book was released in the Spring of 2016. Reynolds lives in
Dedham, Massachusetts and is the co-owner of his family's book store, The Blue Bunny Bookstore, and is the founder of the civic-powered revitalization group Dedham Square Circle. He is a
Distinguished Eagle Scout. ==References==