Corey R. Tabor

Corey R. Tabor is an author and illustrator of picture books and early readers who lives in Seattle. His artwork combines pencil and watercolor with digital editing.

Tabor's first picture book as author and illustrator, Fox and the Jumping Contest, appeared in 2016, the same year he illustrated A Dark, Dark Cave by Eric Hoffman. He went on to create a series of Fox books for beginning readers that has been widely honored: Fox the Tiger won the 2019 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Fox at Night won in 2022, Fox Has a Problem won in 2024 and Fox versus Fox received a 2025 Geisel Honor.

His picture book Mel Fell (2021), about a young kingfisher who takes a leap from her nest, received a 2022 Caldecott Honor. His books are made for young children who are listening to stories or just starting to read on their own.