August Hall was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He moved to Pasadena California to attend Art Center College of Design.  After graduation his career began as a sketch artist for Warner Brothers Animation, Dreamworks, and Pixar.  August loves picture books more than anything so he has shifted his focus on editorial illustration.  His work can be seen on the covers of Gregor the Overlander for Scholastic Books, Keeper from Simon and Schuster, and Merlin’s Dragon from Penguin.