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Anna Dewdney
American author and illustrator (1965-2016
Anna Elizabeth Dewdney (née Luhrmann; December 25, 1965 – September 3, 2016) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. The first book she wrote and illustrated, Llama Llama Red Pajama, received critical acclaim in 2005. She wrote numerous other books in the Llama Llama series, which have all been New York Times bestsellers. Her work has been adapted into stage plays, dance performances, musicals, and an animated television series for Netflix. Many states and non-profits use her books for literacy campaigns and programs, including the Library of Congress.
Biography
Dewdney spent her early childhood in Englewood, New Jersey. She had two sisters, including anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann.
She attended The Elisabeth Morrow School through the ninth grade.[1][2] She continued her high school studies at Phillips Academy (Andover) and then transferred to The Putney School, graduating in 1985.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree in Art from Wesleyan University in 1
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Obituary: Anna Dewdney
Children’s author, illustrator, and educator Anna Dewdney, whose toddler-centric picture books starring wildly expressive Baby Llama are multi-million-copy bestsellers, died at her home in Vermont on Saturday, September 3, after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. She was 50.
Dewdney was born December 25, 1965 in New York City. She grew up in nearby Englewood, N.J., and attended high school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. before graduating from the Putney School in Putney, Vt. In 1987, Dewdney received a bachelor’s degree in art from Wesleyan University.
Before she fulfilled her dream of becoming a full-time author and illustrator, she supported herself working as a waitress, a rural mail carrier, and a daycare provider. She also taught art and history to middle-school boys at a boarding school for many years.
Her children’s book career began in earnest with her artwork for The Peppermint Race by Dian Curtis Regan (Henry Holt, 1994). Dewdney went on to illustrate a number of other children&r
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Anna Dewdney facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anna Dewdney | |
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Dewdney at a book signing in 2014 | |
| Born | Anna Elizabeth Luhrmann (1965-12-25)December 25, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 2016(2016-09-03) (aged 50) Chester, Vermont, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University (BA) |
| Genre | Juvenile fiction |
| Years active | 2005–2016 |
| Notable works | Llama Llama series |
Anna Elizabeth Dewdney (née Luhrmann; December 25, 1965 – September 3, 2016) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. The first book she wrote and illustrated, Llama Llama Red Pajama, received critical acclaim in 2005. She wrote numerous other books in the Llama Llama series, which have all been New York Times bestsellers. Her work has been adapted into stage plays, dance performances, musicals, and an animated television series for Netflix. Many states and non-profits use her books for literacy campaigns and programs, including the Library of Congress.
Biography
Dewdney spent her early childhood in Englewood, New J
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