David Small was born February 12, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan. He studied art and English at Wayne State University, and went on to complete graduate studies in art at Yale. After receiving his MFA degree, he taught at the State University of New York, Fredonia College, Kalamazoo College, and the University of Michigan. After graduating from college, Small became an assistant professor and taught drawing and printmaking. He also created editorial cartoons for publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. In the 1980s, he lost his teaching job due to cutbacks. It was then that he committed himself to combining his loves of writing and art. Small earned… a 1998 Caldecott Honor for The Library, written by his wife, Sarah Stewart. In 2001 he received the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in So, You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George. Small has also illustrated books by his wife, Sarah Stewart. He has also reviewed children's books for The New York Times and was the final judge for the 1989 Parents' Choice Awards for Illustration. His editorial drawings regularly appear in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, and The Washington Post.