David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston GlobeâHorn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington PostâChildrenâs Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given âto encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations.â Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books.David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.