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Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” made her one of the most illustrators of books for preschoolers, has died at 86.
By Associated Press
May 26, 2021 | 9:50 PM
MILWAUKEE â Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including âChicka Chicka Boom Boomâ put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th century, has died. She was 86.
Publisher Simon & Schuster said that Ehlert died of natural causes on Tuesday in Milwaukee. In 1989â²s âChicka Chicka Boom Boom,â Ehlert created the hyper-simple brown-and-green coconut tree and the multicolored capital letters who try to gather at the top of it, threatening to bring it tumbling to the ground.
The Wisconsin native was a graphic designer when she began illustrating childrenâs books in her 50s. Her other books include 1989âs âColor Zooâ and 2001âs âWaiting for Wings.â
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