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Lois Ehlert


Born
in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, The United States
November 09, 1934

Died
May 25, 2021

Website

Genre
Children's, Nonfiction, Science


Lois Ehlert has created numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor. She lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 236,769 ratings · 10,781 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors
Eating the Alphabet
4.10 avg rating — 7,258 ratings — published 1989 — 48 editions
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Planting a Rainbow
4.13 avg rating — 6,410 ratings — published 1988 — 51 editions
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Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
3.98 avg rating — 3,348 ratings — published 1991 — 22 editions
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Color Zoo
3.96 avg rating — 3,274 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions
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Leaf Man
3.97 avg rating — 2,817 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions
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Growing Vegetable Soup
3.93 avg rating — 2,525 ratings — published 1987 — 63 editions
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Snowballs
3.97 avg rating — 2,463 ratings — published 1995 — 39 editions
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The Scraps Book
4.12 avg rating — 1,853 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions
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Waiting for Wings: A Vibran...
4.11 avg rating — 1,384 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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RRRalph
3.90 avg rating — 1,319 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions
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“Everyone needs time to develop their dreams. An egg in the nest doesn't become a bird overnight.”
― Lois Ehlert
tags: birds, books, dreams, inspirational, writing
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