Background
According to the biographical information published with that series, Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, and grew up in Orem, Utah with his six sisters.
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According to the biographical information published with that series, Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, and grew up in Orem, Utah with his six sisters.
Brigham Young University.
As such, his illustrations for that series have appeared in multiple media, including the books, the audiobook covers, the calendars, and so on. As kids, they didn"t go to many art museums. He says his love of art came from all the comic books he read.
He has been published in the children"s magazine Cricket, and the New York Times.
He is represented by Steven Malk of Writers House in New York City.
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