Former Wayzata Teacher Now A New York Times Best Seller: "It's Very Surreal"

By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,

October 14, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — For Matt Eicheldinger, this is a dream realized. At Big Hill Books in Bryn Mawr, and across the continent, his books are on the shelves.

"I've been drawing that character since third grade. That's me as a kid," he said.

Eicheldinger has been doodling for decades. When he became a teacher in Wayzara, he took the craft in his classroom, turning every student into a character. At 21, he wrote and illustrated his first book.

Matt Eicheldinger's books seen on a bookshelf/WCCO

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