As per our current Database, Mercer Mayer is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Mercer Mayer is 81 years, 6 months and 23 days old. Mercer Mayer will celebrate 82rd birthday on a Wednesday 30th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Mercer Mayer upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Mercer Mayer |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Age | 81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | April 30, 1943 (Little Rock, AR) |
| Birthday | April 30 |
| Town/City | Little Rock, AR |
| Nationality | AR |
Mercer Mayer’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Mercer Mayer was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
An American children's book author and Illustrator, he is best known for his Little Critter and Little Monster series for beginning readers. His most famous individual titles include There's a Nightmare in My Closet and If I Had a Gorilla.
During his studies at the Honolulu Museum of Art, he decided to become an Illustrator. In 1964, he began training at The Art Students League of New York.
He published more than 300 children's books in all and also illustrated titles by Jan Wahl, Jay Williams, and other Writers.
He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He had three children with his second wife, Jo Mayer.
Howard Pyle, born almost 100 years before Mayer, was another prominent children's book author and Illustrator.
