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Tina Kügler

Tina Kügler (she/her) draws and paints her quirky artwork digitally and works very hard to make it look like she is not using a computer at all. Tina wrote and illustrated Snail and Worm, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning series about two small friends. She spent many years as a Storyboard Artist for animation studios such as Walt Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros., and is currently a Character Layout Artist on The Simpsons for Fox Television Animation. She also owned a children's bookshop and worked in the youth department of a public library. Tina volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America and has little to no spare time. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three sons, and a cranky lizard named Jabba.

Books

Celebrating 100 years of James Baldwin

In celebration of James Baldwin, the literary legend and civil rights champion, and the centennial of his birth, we are sharing a collection of his work.   James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes

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The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times recently published their list “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” We are pleased to announce that there are 49 titles published from Penguin Random House and its distribution clients included in this list. Browse our collection of Penguin Random House titles here. Browse the full list from The New York

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