Ron Barrett Email and Phone Number

“Ron Barrett is an inspired clown.”—Christoph Lehman Haupt, Editor NY Times Book ReviewRon Barrett is the illustrator of the classic picture book, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", one of the NY Times Ten Best Illustrated Books. It has sold over six million copies globally and produced two motion pictures, a TV series and plastic toys in Happy Meals. Ron has illustrated and authored 31 books for children and adults. A sequel to "Animals should definitely not wear clothing", in print for 45 years, was published in 2019. In 2020 he illustrated "The Invisible Alphabet", published by Penguin Workshop, inaugurating their RISE Preschool Program. The Spring of 2020 also saw the publication of his illustrations for the adult book, "The Top Ten As We Hit Bottom", a tour of apocalyptic possibilities. 2021 brought Ron’s illustrations for "The Witch Demands a Retraction, Fairy Tale Reboots for Adults" written by New Yorker poet, Melissa Balmain. Ron’s illustrations have been exhibited twice at The Louvre’s Museé des Arts Décoratifs, most recently art from "Animals should definitely not wear clothing". Ron’s work appeared frequently in the New York Times since 1991. In 2018 he made his debut as an illustrator for the New Yorker. He’s also been a consultant to the Children’s TV Workshop (Sesame Street) and Art Director of The National Lampoon. Ron was also an art director on Madison Avenue in the Mad Men era, although he was neither mad nor a man.