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Ard Hoyt

Ard Hoyt
Photograph © Dan Grover

Ard Hoyt

Ard Hoyt has illustrated a number of books, including Utterly Otterly Day, One-Dog Canoe, Saying Goodbye to Lulu, When the Cows Got Loose, and the New York Times bestsellers I'm a Manatee by John Lithgow and The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson. Ard lives in Bentonville, Arkansas with his wife and five daughters.

Utterly Otterly Night will be released on November 01, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Utterly Otterly Night is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Nov 01, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Utterly Otterly Night
Sep 13, 2011
Jul 26, 2011
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
News:
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School has won an award
Apr 20, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Utterly Otterly Night
Apr 12, 2011
Piggies in the Kitchen will be released on February 22, 2011 in Hardcover
Feb 22, 2011
Piggies in the Kitchen is now available in Hardcover
Feb 22, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Unleashed
Jan 05, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
Jan 05, 2011
Chasing George Washington is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 04, 2011
Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major will be released on January 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Chasing George Washington will be released on January 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jan 04, 2011
Unleashed is now available in Paper Over Board, Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011

Authors on the Web

New York Times, December 16, 2011
...fear abates with the storys reassuringly warm and cozy ending. UTTERLY OTTERLY NIGHT By Mary Casanova.Illustrated by Ard Hoyt. 40 pp. Simon & Schuster. $16.99.(Picture book; ages 3 to 6) Few creatures can compete with the otter for unabashed cuteness...
International Falls Daily Journal, November 23, 2011
...book. “I hope, as well, that young readers across the country will experience a bit of winter through Ard Hoyt’s stunning pastel illustrations and through Little Otter’s snowy escapades,” she added. This is Casanova and Hoyt’s fifth time...
Smyth News, September 6, 2011
...and Audrey Wood. Illustrated by Don Wood. Harcourt. 1991; 2006. “Piggies in the Kitchen.” Michelle Meadows. Illustrated by Ard Hoyt. Simon & Schuster. 2011. “All the Water in the World.” George Ella Lyon. Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson....
ALA, June 30, 2011
...along to my kids, and I encourage that.” Shannon then read Tilly the Trickster, with the illustrations by Ard Hoyt on the screen behind her. The “superstar” closed with a tribute to her mother. “It’s great to be in an environment where everyone...
New York Times, June 24, 2011
...?Saturday Night Live? alumna who has acted in movies like “Superstar” and “Never Been Kissed.” With illustrations by Ard Hoyt, who also did the artwork for “I’m a Manatee,” by John Lithgow, the book tells the story of prank-prone girl whose...
New York Times, June 24, 2011
...Saturday Night Live alumnus who has acted in movies like “Superstar” and “Never Been Kissed.” With illustrations by Ard Hoyt, who also did the artwork for “I’m a Manatee,” by John Lithgow, the book tells the story of prank-prone girl whose...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 25, 2011
...priceless Jewel Fish, in Base's vision of ancient Egypt. Tilly the Trickster by Molly Shannon, illus. by Ard Hoyt. $16.95, ISBN 978-1-4197-0030-9; Sept. Saturday Night Live alumna Shannon debuts with a picture book starring a sly but good-natured girl...
New York Times, December 16, 2011
...fear abates with the storys reassuringly warm and cozy ending. UTTERLY OTTERLY NIGHT By Mary Casanova.Illustrated by Ard Hoyt. 40 pp. Simon & Schuster. $16.99.(Picture book; ages 3 to 6) Few creatures can compete with the otter for unabashed cuteness...
International Falls Daily Journal, November 23, 2011
...book. “I hope, as well, that young readers across the country will experience a bit of winter through Ard Hoyt’s stunning pastel illustrations and through Little Otter’s snowy escapades,” she added. This is Casanova and Hoyt’s fifth time...
Mymcbooks's Blog, October 9, 2011
...The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town by Mary Casanova illustrated by Ard Hoyt The day Dirk Yeller came to town, the wind curled its lip, cattle quit lowin’, and tumbleweeds stopped tumblin’ along. Townsfolk whispered. “He starts stampedes!” “He...
ArtsBeat, June 24, 2011
...Saturday Night Live” alumna who has acted in movies like “Superstar” and “Never Been Kissed.” With illustrations by Ard Hoyt, who also did the artwork for “I’m a Manatee,” by John Lithgow, the book tells the story of prank-prone girl...
Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Te, May 25, 2011
...hard, revising and readying for quick purchase this original take on a much-loved story. • Steve Layne Illustrator Ard Hoyt is already at work on Steve’s next  picture book, STAY WITH SISTER (Pelican Press, '12). Steve wrote the manuscript – a...