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Lynne Barasch was born in New York City and grew up in Woodmere, Long Island. She attended Rhode Island School of Design and holds a B.F.A. from Parsons School of Design.
Her first book was published in the early 1990's. Since then she has both written and illustrated many picture books, including the award-wining Knockin' on Wood and Hiromi's Hands. Her most recent book, First Come the Zebra, was selected for inclusion in the 2010 Spirit of PaperTigers Project.
She lives in New York City.
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Quotations taken from our interview with Lynne Barasch:
I used to think that my story subjects dealt with remembering vanishing worlds, keeping them alive by passing them on. Now though, I would say they deal with things that have touched me, past and present.
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I hope [First Come the Zebra] will help young readers begin to see that they are not powerless. If every young person would take the initiative and try to understand and get along with someone different than himself or herself, the cumulative effect would have great impact. Young people are the hope for the future of our world.
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I would like First Come the Zebra to [reach children in] Kenya, where the story takes place. Of course conflict exists in many parts of the world. I would say Israel and neighboring Arab countries could benefit from this story too.
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First Come the Zebra
(Lee & Low, 2009)
Hiromi's Hands
(Lee & Low, 2007)
Ask Albert Einstein
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005)
Knockin' on Wood
(Lee & Low, 2004)
A Country Schoolhouse
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004)
The Reluctant Flower Girl
(HarperCollins, 2001)
Radio Rescue
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000)
For more information and a complete bibliography, visit her website.
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More on PaperTigers:
Read our interview with Lynne Barasch.
Take a look at the 2010 Spirit of PaperTigers Book Set, which includes First Come the Zebra.
More on the web:
Read Lee & Low's "Exploring Kenya with Lynne Barasch" interview.
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