Michael Clark Delaney

Background

Michael Delaney was born on April 7, 1955. His parents were Thomas Delaney, a stockbroker, and Antoinette Delaney, an author and illustrator of children's books.

Education

Michael Delaney received his Bachelor of Arts in English from New York University in 1977.

Career

Michael Delaney worked at Gourmet magazine as a freelance illustrator from 1981 to 1996. He also was an advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson during 1985-1990.

Michael Delaney began his writing career masquerading as M. C. Delaney, and under this alias he authored the first three of his entertaining stories for children. With his 1996 chapter book Deep Doo Doo and its sequel, Delaney took on illustration duties as well. He has continued to create art for each of the lighthearted children's stories he has written since, such as Birdbrain Amos, Birdbrain Amos, Mister Fun, and The Great Sockathon.

Moreover, his cartoons and illustrations were published in the New York Times, National Lampoon, and Saturday Review.

Achievements

• Michael Delaney is best known for his writing for children. His most famous books include "The Marigold Monster", "Henry's Special Delivery" (both under name M.C. Delaney), and "Birdbrain Amos".

Works

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  • Birdbrain Amos

    (When Amos the Hippo hires a tick bird to eat the bugs off...)

    2002
  • The Great Sockathon

    (When a ghost named Eliza Baker asks four girls to save th...)

    2004
  • Obi, Gerbil on the Loose

    (Obi the Gerbil is home alone! Obi's owner is on vacation,...)

    2008
  • Obi: Gerbil on a School Trip

    (For fans of The World According to Humphrey, Obi’s newest...)

    2014
  • Henry's Special Delivery

    (Henry buys a mail-order panda named Homer in the hopes of...)

    1984
  • Obi: Gerbil on a Mission

    (There's a new puppy at Obi the gerbil's house, and he's b...)

    2013
  • Deep Doo-Doo 1996
  • The Marigold Monster 1983
  • Deep Doo-Doo and the Mysterious E-mails 2001
  • In The Presence of The Lotus

Views

Quotations: "I strive to create books that readers, both young and old, enjoy reading. My hope, my dream, is to write a book that one day finds its way into the ‘Classics’ section of the Children’s Books department of the bookstore."

Connections

Michael Delaney married Christine Hauck, a graphic artist, on September 24, 1988. They have a daughter Emma.

Father:

Thomas Delaney

Mother:

Antoinette Delaney

Spouse:

Christine Hauck

Daughter:

Emma Delaney

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series