Spirin, Gennady

Gennady Spirin was born on Christmas Day in 1948 in a small town near Moscow. He is a graduate of the Stroganov Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow and has received many awards for his work both in the United States and internationally. Books he has illustrated include "The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea, Life in the Boreal Forest, Frog Song, The Deadliest Creature in the World, " and" The Greatest Dinosaur Ever". Mr. Spirin lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and three sons.