Mitchell Kriegman

Mitchell Kriegman
Mitchell Kriegman
Born	June 4, 1952; Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Bennington College
Occupations	Television writer, director, producer, video artist, author
Known for	Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994); Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006); The Book of Pooh (2001–2003); It's a Big Big World (2006–2010);

Mitchell Kriegman (born June 4, 1952) is an American television writer, director, producer, video artist, and author.

He is the creator of Clarissa Explains It All (1991) for Nickelodeon, Bear in the Big Blue House (1997) and The Book of Pooh (2001) for Disney Channel and It's a Big Big World (2006) for PBS. Kriegman holds patents for a method of hybrid animation, known as Shadowmation, which combines high-definition virtual-environments with puppets and animatronics, composited and rendered in real time. The production technique was implemented in The Book of Pooh and It's a Big Big World.

Kriegman's first novel was Being Audrey Hepburn (2014). His second novel, Things I Can't Explain (2015), is a reimagining of the titular character of Clarissa Explains It All in her twenties.