Tim Bowers

Tim Bowers is an American illustrator of children’s books, known for his humorous and whimsical characters.  Three of his children’s book titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Tim is also an award-winning Fine Artist, creating finely detailed miniature paintings.

Tim Bowers fueled his childhood imagination with comic book superheroes, television comedies, and his grandparents’ many animals, including dogs, cats, chickens, ponies, a talking parrot, a house pig, and a squirrel monkey, named Joe-Joe. It’s no surprise that Tim’s career in art would be filled with humorous storytelling and animal characters. Bowers has illustrated over fifty children’s books, including collaborations with Olympian, Kristy Yamaguchi (Dream Big, Little Pig!), singer/songwriter, Neil Sedaka (Dinosaur Pet) and singer/songwriter, Kenny Loggins (Footloose). Bowers was recently selected to illustrate new stories featuring the popular character, P.J. Funnybunny, written by author Marilyn Sadler.

His books have received numerous state awards including the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award for the book, Memoirs of a Tortoise. Bowers has had books included on the Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best" list and several Junior Library Guild selections. His books have been selected for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and his art has been juried in the Society of Illustrators Annual Art Exhibition. Bowers’ whimsical characters have been licensed for a wide variety of products, including hundreds of greeting cards.

Tim and his wife, live in Ohio and have four grown children and three grandchildren. When he isn’t creating art for a children’s book, he is probably strumming his guitar or ukulele and writing songs.