The first book that she wrote and illustrated was Growing Vegetable Soup (1987). She has received the Caldecott Honor Book, 1989, for Color Zoo, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Snowballs, the Booklist Editors' Choice for Cuckoo/Cucú: A Mexican Folktale/Un Cuento Folklórico Mexicano, the IRA Teachers' Choice and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts for Feathers for Lunch, the American Library Association Notable Children's Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
In addition to creating books, Ehlert has produced toys, games, clothes for children, posters, brochures, catalogs, and banners. Her work as an author and an illustrator has appeared in countless publications and has received numerous awards and honors. She has created 38 books for young reader and is known for her colorful collage artwork. She has also worked as an art teacher, freelance illustrator, and designer. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the Layton School of Art. Lois Ehlert was born November 9, 1934, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
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