She studied art at SUNY Purchase and School of Visual Arts in New York. Jill McElmurry (Illustrator) Jill was born in Los Angeles, California into a family of artists and musician. Many of her most famous works are poetic in nature, though she writes about a wide variety of topics. A mother and former elementary school teacher, Alice is a graduate of the University of Southern California. She has written more than 40 books, mostly for children. McElmurry's ( Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naivete and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic.- Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08) About the Author:Īlice Schertle (Author) Alice is a poet and the author of the best-selling Little Blue Truck. Schertle's ( All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's ( Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naivete and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08)

'Schertle's ( All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's ('Mad About Plaid') gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naivete and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic.' -'Publishers Weekly,' starred review (4/28/08)' 'Schertle's ('All You Need for a Beach') rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect.

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