Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett is an American writer of children's books living in Oakland, California. He was born in Castro Valley, California but grew up in Castro Valley and Oakland.

Mac Barnett
Barnett at the 2018 Texas Book Festival
BornCastro Valley, California, United States
OccupationWriter
Alma materPomona College
GenreChildren's books
Website
macbarnett.com

Barnett graduated from Pomona College, where he studied under the writer David Foster Wallace.

Extra Yarn, a picture book illustrated by Jon Klassen, won the 2012 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and 2013 E.B. White Read Aloud Award. It was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book. Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, won a Caldecott Honor and the 2015 E.B. White Read Aloud Award.

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