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Mark Brown is a British video game journalist and the creator of Game Maker's Toolkit, a YouTube series that analyzes game design. He also hosts an annual game jam with design challenges and writes about accessibility in games.
Jan 13, 2023 · Mark Brown, 41, of St Leonards, East Sussex, killed Alexandra Morgan and Leah Ware, who went missing six months apart in 2021. Brown, who never revealed what happened to Ms Ware,...
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Marc Brown (born November 25, 1946, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American children’s book author and illustrator, best known as the creator of the Arthur series, of which he wrote dozens of books. He also helped to create the Arthur television series, which aired in more than 80 countries.
Brown grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. His father, LeRoy Brown, was a railroad worker, and his mother, Renita (née Toulon) Brown, was a homemaker. He took up drawing during his childhood, and his grandmother encouraged him to draw seriously. His high-school art teacher advised him to use watercolor in his art, and he often incorporated it in his late...
The first children’s book that Brown illustrated was American author Isaac Asimov’s What Makes the Sun Shine? (1971). Brown continued to illustrate other writers’ books throughout his career. He also coauthored a number of books with his second wife. Their book Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families (1986) won a notable book citation from The New York Times.
Brown introduced Arthur to the world in Arthur’s Nose (1976), which won the Children’s Choice Award from the Children’s Book Council. Based on a bedtime story that Brown told his son, the book tells the tale of Arthur, an aardvark with glasses who wants to change his nose. He goes to a surgeon, but in the end he realizes that his nose is the perfect nose for him. Brown incorporated many of his personal experiences into Arthur’s stories. Arthur’s Nose was followed by Arthur’s Eyes (1979). Soon, Arthur and his family and friends were appearing frequently in Brown’s books. A few characters, notably Arthur’s sister D.W. and grandma Thora, are taken directly from Brown’s family. D.W. proved to be so popular that Brown created a picture-book series featuring the feisty four-year-old. She stars in books such as D.W. Rides Again (1993), D.W. the Picky Eater (1995), and D.W.’s Guide to Preschool (2003).
Brown wrote Arthur books for all levels of elementary-age students: picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books. In each book, Arthur goes through a challenging experience—for example, a first sleepover, a new pet, or a bully at school—to which his readers can relate. The issue is happily resolved by the end of the book. Some of these stories include Arthur’s Teacher Trouble (1986), Arthur Babysits (1992), Arthur Makes the Team (1998), Arthur’s Science Fair Trouble (2003), and Arthur Turns Green (2011).
The Arthur series proved to be a huge success. Approximately five million copies of Arthur books were sold between 1976 and 1995, and the character became the star of an animated television series, Arthur, which first aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in 1996. The show was the recipient of multiple awards, including several Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. Brown’s art has been exhibited throughout the world.
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