Chuck Groenink

Learn more about Chuck and view samples of illustrations at chuckgroenink.com.

Chuck Groenink was born and raised in the Netherlands. He attended the ArtEZ Institute for the Arts, graduating from the department of illustration in 2004. His work has been featured on Drawn.ca and Pikaland, and he has illustrated books for several renowned publishers in the Netherlands.

In 2010, he moved to Portland, Oregon. He likes cats, books, old towns, big trees, puppets, ginger, and typewriters, but vehemently dislikes cars, cell phones, advertising, cauliflower, cheap bread, ugly book covers, and getting up early.

From the dust jacket of The Donkey Who Carried a King