Laurie Keller

Laurie Keller is an American children's book author and illustrator. She has written and illustrated books for Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, and produced illustrations for others.

Keller grew up in Muskegon, Michigan. After graduating high school, she took education classes at a local community college and studied dance until a friend brought her to see a show at the Kendall College of Art and Design, which re-sparked her interest, causing her to enroll and receive a degree from the college in illustration.

Following graduation, Keller worked for seven years for Hallmark Cards as a greeting card artist. While there, she was allowed to design entire cards, which caused her to consider writing and illustrating books. Starting in 1997, she made illustations for Nickelodeon, and later in 1998, she directed 6 network ID's for the channel with Pitch Productions, using pipe-cleaners and cel animation.

Keller has written and illustrated six books for Henry Holt Books for Young Readers: The Scrambled States of America, an acclaimed geography book, Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, a dental book about tooth care, Arnie the Doughnut, about an anthropomorphic doughnut, Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard, a number book, Do Unto Otters, a book about manners, and The Scrambled States of America Talent Show, the follow-up to her 1998 debut.

List of books

Authored and illustrated

• The Scrambled States of America - Henry Holt and Co. - 1998
• Open Wide: Tooth School Inside - Henry Holt and Co. - 2000
• Arnie the Doughnut - Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
• Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard - Henry Holt and Co. - 2005
• Do Unto Otters - Henry Holt and Co. - 2007
• The Scrambled States of America Talent Show - Henry Holt and Co. - 2008
• Birdy's Smile Book - 2010

Illustrator

• Marty Frye, Private Eye (Janet Tashjian) - Scholastic Press - 2000
• Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions (Don Wullfson) - 2000
• Stinky Thinking: The Big Book of Gross Games and Brain Teasers (Alan Katz) - Simon & Schuster, Inc. - 2005
• Fooled You!: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years (Elaine Pascoe) - Henry Holt and Co. - 2005
• Me and My Animal Friends

External links

• Henry Holt author biography.
• The Career Cookbook Laurie Keller Profile
• Laurie Keller website