Denise, Christopher

Christopher Denise is an American artist and author. He illustrated two of Brian Jacques' Redwall picture books, as well as the picture books The Great Redwall Feast and A Redwall Winter's Tale. He also illustrated The Redwall Cookbook. He wrote and illustrated the children's book Knight Owl which was a 2023 Caldecott Honor book. This book also was chosen by US bookseller 'Barnes & Noble' as a '2022 Book of the Year'. Denise was born in Ashland, Massachusetts, and raised in Ireland. After returning to the United States he attended St. Lawrence University before leaving to attend the Rhode Island School of Design. He began his artistic career illustrating textbooks and newspapers while a student at RISD. In addition to illustrating books, he also does visual development work for animated feature films. He and his wife, children's author Anika Denise, lived in Providence, Rhode Island, prior to moving to Barrington, Rhode Island.