J. Otto Seibold

J. Otto Seibold (born in Oakland, California in 1960) is an American artist and children's book creator. With no formal art training, he was able to sneak into the art world during the "outsider art" craze of the 1990s. His book Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride, published by Viking in 1993, was the first children's picture book to be created with digital media.^[1] His book Olive the Other Reindeer (1996) led to an animated television special of the same name produced by Matt Groening and Fox Family Entertainment.

His art has also been shown at Mass MOCA, Deitch Projects NYC, The Getty LA, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF, Grass Hut Portland, MOCA LA, The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts SF, Gallery Paule Anglim SF, Oakland Museum CA, Juxtapoz Gallery Detroit, and Galerie Impare in Paris. He has done freelance illustration for years including clients such as: Nike, Time Warner, Girl Skateboards, Pixar, Comcast, Giant Robot, Target, TiVo, 826 Detroit, Quaker Oats, Fox Entertainment, Gnu Skateboards, Swatch, Nordstrom

His book Penguin Dreams was named a New York Times "Best Illustrated Book". Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride won a Cuffie Award from Publisher's Weekly; Mr. Lunch won for most memorable character in a lead role. Going to the Getty won an Art Directors Club Illustration Award. Olive, the Other Reindeer was a New York Times Bestseller and the movie version was nominated for an Emmy Award.

James has three children and after many far flung homes, currently lives and works in Oakland Ca.

Books illustrated by J.otto

Written by J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride (1993)
Mr. Lunch Borrows a Canoe (1994)
Monkey Business (1995)
Free Lunch (1996)
Going to the Getty (1997)
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1997)
Penguin Dreams (1999)

Written by Vivian Walsh

Gluey: A Snail Tale (2002)
Olive, My Love (2004)

Written by Richard Wilbur

The Pig in the Spigot (2000)

Written by Lewis Carroll

Alice in (pop-up) Wonderland (2003)

Written by J.otto Seibold

Quincy, the Hobby Photographer (2006)
The Fuchsia Is Now (2006)
Other Goose (2010)
Lost Sloth (2013)

Written by j.otto seibold and Siobhan Vivian

Vunce Upon a Time (2008)

References

↑ Matulka, Denise I. (2008). A Picture Book Primer: Understanding and Using Picture Books. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 16. ISBN 9781591584414.

External links

jottodotcom.com (the site formerly known as jotto.com)
Interview with J. Otto
{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9Fnr5IX8s} lego blockumentary (film short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdt9OO-zbkE (Black Francis reads LOST SLOTH by J. Otto Seibold)

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