Laurie Keller

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Laurie Keller is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has written four books for Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, and produced illustrations for two others.

Keller grew up in Muskegon, Michigan. After graduating high school, she took education classes at a local community college and studied dance until a friend brought her to see a show at the Kendall College of Art and Design, which re-sparked her interest, causing her to enroll and receive a degree from the college in illustration.

Following graduation, Keller worked for seven years for Hallmark Cards as a greeting card artist. While there, she was allowed to design entire cards, which caused her to consider writing and illustrating books.

Keller has written and illustrated five books for Henry Holt: The Scrambled States of America, an acclaimed geography book, Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, a dental book about [[tooth] care, Arnie the Doughnut, about an anthropomorphic doughnut, Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard, a number book, and "Do Unto Otters," a book about manners.

1 List of books
- 1.1 Authored and illustrated
- 1.2 Illustrator
2 External links

[edit] List of books

[edit] Authored and illustrated

The Scrambled States of America - Henry Holt and Co. - 1998
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside - Henry Holt and Co. - 2000
Arnie the Doughnut - Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard - Henry Holt and Co. - 2005
Do Unto Otters - Henry Holt and Co. - 2007

[edit] Illustrator

Marty Frye, Private Eye (Janet Tashjian) - Scholastic Press - 2000
Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions (Don Wullfson) - 2000
Stinky Thinking: The Big Book of Gross Games and Brain Teasers (Alan Katz) - Simon & Schuster, Inc. - 2005
Fooled You!: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years (Elaine Pascoe) - Henry Holt and Co. - 2005