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{{short description|American illustrator}}
'''Chris Appelhans''' is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in [[Idaho]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sketchtravel.tv/en/portraits/chris-Appelhans/index.htm|title=Sketchtravel TV, Chris Appelhans|website=www.sketchtravel.tv|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gallerynucleus.com/|title=Chris Appelhans - Art - Nucleus {{!}} Art Gallery and Store|website=www.gallerynucleus.com|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2020}} He is known for illustrating two children's books, ''A Greyhound, A Groundhog'' and ''Sparky''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/161226/chris-Appelhans|title=Chris Appelhans {{!}} Penguin Random House|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strickland|first=Ashley|title=Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/living/childrens-choice-book-awards-feat/index.html|access-date=2020-06-30|website=CNN|date=5 May 2015 }}</ref> He is also the writer and director of the 2021 film ''[[Wish Dragon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/china-wish-dragon-sony-jackie-chan-basefx-1202780374/|title=Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2018-04-23|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2282774/|title=Chris Appelhans|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

In 2012, he married author [[Maurene Goo]], with whom he resides in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris {{!}} Real Weddings {{!}} 100 Layer Cake|url=https://www.100layercake.com/blog/2012/09/17/dreamy-california-wedding-maurene-chris/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.100layercake.com|date=17 September 2012 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.maurenegoo.com/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Maurenegoo|language=en}}</ref> Their son was born in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace|url=https://twitter.com/maurenegoo/status/1397692141636263939|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=My son turned seven months old today.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CMsHww0rYvm/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
! rowspan="2" |Title
! colspan="4" |Credited as
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! width="65"| [[Film director|Director]]
! width="65"| [[Film writer|Writer]]
! width="65"| [[Storyboard artist|Story artist]]
! width="65"| Other
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Character Designer<br>Concept Artist
|-
| 2008
| ''[[City of Ember]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Concept Artist
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Illustrator 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Environment Designer
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Visual Development Artist
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Visual Development Artist
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Story Material<br>Character Designer
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Artist
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Wonder Park]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Wish Dragon]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Film debut<br>Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer
|-
| 2025
| ''K-Pop: Demon Hunters''
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:American children's book illustrators]]
[[Category:Film directors from Idaho]]
== Further reading ==
;''A Greyhound, A Groundhog''
* {{Cite web|title=A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins {{!}} SLJ Review|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=a-greyhound-a-groundhog-by-emily-jenkins-slj-review|access-date=2020-06-30|website=School Library Journal}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/emily-jenkins/a-greyhound-a-groundhog/|title=A Greyhound, A Groundhog|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}
* {{Cite web|title=A Greyhound, a Groundhog|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-49805-9|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Publishers Weekly}}
* {{Cite news|last=Watkins|first=Rowboat|date=2017-02-10|title=In Four Imaginative New Picture Books, Trees Become Houses, an Egg Hatches Into a Strange Baby Creature and More|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/books/review/tree-neal-layton.html|access-date=2020-06-30|issn=0362-4331}}
;''Sparky!
* {{Cite web|title=Sparky!|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-375-87023-1|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Publishers Weekly}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jenny-offill/sparky-offill/|title=Sparky!|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}
* {{Cite journal|last=Hulick|first=Jeannette|date=2014-02-25|title=Sparky! by Jenny Offill (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/537743|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=67|issue=7|pages=371–372|doi=10.1353/bcc.2014.0214|issn=1558-6766}}
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