Jim Paillot

Jim Paillot is a children’s book illustrator best known for bringing the characters in Dan Gutman’s My Weird School series to life. A graduate of Columbia College, Paillot worked as an artist at Hallmark before moving into advertising and freelance illustration. He has illustrated more than 100 children’s books and has also created artwork for puzzles, board games, magazines, museum exhibits, and murals.

Paillot lives in Arizona and has collaborated with Dan Gutman on more than 75 books, including My Weird School Fast Facts: Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles. His work has received recognition from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles, and he is a recipient of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.