Blair Lent

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Blair Lent (January 20, 1930-) is an American author and illustrator of mostly Chinese-themed books, including the popular 1968 children's book Tiki Tiki Tembo. In 1973 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of The Funny Little Woman, by Arlene Mosel. He also illustrated the book House of Stairs. Lent lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.