Jane Dyer
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Jane Dyer | |
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| Born | March 7, 1949 |
| Known for | illustrating Lucky and Squash |
| Website | www |
Jane Dyer (born 1949) is an American author and illustrator of more than fifty books,[1] including Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Cookies series and Jeanne Birdsall's Lucky and Squash.[2]
Dyer grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She used to teach, write, and illustrate textbooks before she began illustrating children's books full-time.[3] She was encouraged to begin illustrating by her students and their parents.[3] She says she draws inspiration from the books of her childhood and the clothes her mother preserved from her own childhood, which Dyer liked to dress up in as a young girl.[3]
Most of Dyer's work in children books illustrates family or home scenes. Dyer is a twin and often illustrates books with her daughter, Brooke Dyer. Dyer has a Tibetan Terrier named Scuppers.[4]
In 2015, Dyer spoke at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts and read Lucky and Squash aloud as part of her talk on the art-making process for picture books.[5]
