Donald Grant

Donald Grant (1954) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He financed his studies for Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute by working as a taxi driver, then as a barman and musician. He spent six years travelling the globe, to learn and think about the world before choosing drawing as his medium for expression. This passion for travelling led him to France, where he settled and has now lived for the last 30 years. He has illustrated numerous children’s books in genres ranging from non-fiction, detective stories, and other types of fiction. He is also a children’s story writer. He illustrated numerous titles in the My First Discoveries series including Atlas of Space, Deserts, Dinosaurs at Large, Homes, In the Sky, Music, Planes, My First Encyclopedia of Why?, My First Encyclopedia of How?, My First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, Prehistoric People.