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B.G. Hennessy

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A LITTLE ABOUT ME

As a child I loved to draw-but I also loved books, especially picture books. I still remember certain illustrations, covers and bindings from books that were read to me as a young girl.
I’ve lived in many places: I grew up in Wantagh on Long Island, N.Y., graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts and attended St. Lawrence University in upstate New York.

At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, I majored in fine art and learned how to design, print and bind handmade books. I also took courses in Children’s Literature. The combination of form and content in the picture book format fascinated me and after graduation I headed for NYC where I worked for 17 years in children’s book publishing as a designer an ...more

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	Corduroy Lost and Found by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Jody Wheeler (Illustrator), Don Freeman (Based on Characters by) 4.34 avg rating — 3,482 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever! by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 1,049 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Cried Wolf by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Jody Wheeler (Illustrator), Don Freeman (Characters Created By) 3.98 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (Picture Puffin Books) by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Lynne Avril (Illustrations) 3.64 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy's Christmas by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy's Halloween (A Lift-the-Flap Book) by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Peter Joyce (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claire and the Unicorn Happy Ever After by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Susan Mitchell (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2005 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road Builders by B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author), Simms Taback (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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