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In Memoriam: To Tweeter from Curly: Thirty-Five Years of Making Picture Books with Lois Ehlert
Lois Ehlert (1934–2021) and I first met when I was twenty-four and an editorial assistant at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ) in San Diego. We went on to work together for thirty-five years, and we made twenty-nine books. Lois had a fondness for nicknames, and while we were working on one...
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Review of Red & Green
Red & Green by Lois Ehlert; illus. by the authorPreschool Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp.9/23 9781534401723 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534401730 $10.99“It was a cold, wintry night, / and all through the house, / not a creature was stirring… / except a small mouse!” Ehlert’s (posthumously published) take on “The Night Before Christmas”...
A Note from Me (May 28, 2021)
Dear friends: ALA is upon us! At least in HB land — I was just looking at layouts of The Speeches, gorgeous, and great speeches as well. That’s all you’ll get out of me. In her tenure as HB editor, Anita Silvey limited herself to saying “they aren’t too long,”...
Goodbye to Two of the Greats
We were sorry to lose Lois Ehlert (May 25th) and Eric Carle (May 23rd), both of whose picture books for young children are everywhere in library collections and tucked into strollers, piled on night tables, scattered among toys and best beloved stuffies. Master collagists and colorists both, Eric and Lois added...
Lois Ehlert Talks with Roger
Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here.Sponsored byThe first book Lois Ehlert wrote, Growing Vegetable Soup, published in 1987, was about a garden, and so is her latest, Holey Moley. It shows readers the...
Five questions for Lois Ehlert
Lois Ehlert started illustrating books in the 1960s and hit the big-time in 1989 with the now-classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Simon, 2–5 years), written by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, and Color Zoo (Lippincott, 2–5 years), which was given a Caldecott Honor. In 2006 she received the Boston...
Review of The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life
The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Lifeby Lois Ehlert; illus. by the authorPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 72 pp.3/14 978-1-4424-3571-1 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4424-3572-8 $10.99In a generously illustrated picture book memoir, Ehlert speaks directly to her audience, particularly readers who like collecting objects and making things. Aptly titled, the book is jam-packed...
Leaf Man: Lois Ehlert's 2006 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech
By Lois EhlertI was hoping to fly out here with Leaf Man. But yesterday a strong wind blew Leaf Man away. He left no travel plans. Maybe he’s here. Could be in the park. Or floating on the river. If you see Leaf Man, please pick him up and take...
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