Paul Covello is the best-selling author and illustrator of several picture books for young readers with over 250,000 copies sold. His beloved books include Canada ABC, Canada 123 and Canada Animals.
His illustration clients include Toronto Island Park, the Toronto Transit Commission’s Ride Guide, Publishers Weekly’s supplement on the Canadian publishing industry, and the cover of the Costco Connection magazine’s Canada 150 issue.
He was selected as a touring author-illustration for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Book Week program in both 2020 and 2021, and his books have garnered recognition from the Toronto Public Library, the Ontario Library Association, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Small Print Toronto, among many other organizations. He has also appeared at several literary festivals including Word on the Street and Telling Tales.
For several years he was the Art Director and Designer at Annick Press where he worked on a range of books for young readers. As a designer, he has worked with several Canadian authors and illustrators including Kenneth Oppel, Emma Donoghue, Michael Martchenko and Dušan Petričić.
He lives in Toronto.