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George Ella Lyon

George Ella Lyon
Photograph by Ann W. Olson

George Ella Lyon

George Ella Lyon has written many books for young readers including the award-winning picture book You and Me and Home Sweet Home, illustrated by Stephanie Anderson, which was named an Honor Book for the Jane Addam's Award; Mother to Tigers; No Dessert Forever!, both illustrated by Peter Catalanotto and Trucks Roll! illustrated by Craig Frazier. Her novel, Sonny's House of Spies, earned two starred reviews and was nominated for a Kentucky Bluegrass Award. George Ella lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her family. Find out more about the author visit www.georgeellalyon.com

News:
You and Me and Home Sweet Home has won an award
Nov 02, 2011
News:
All the Water in the World has won an award
Jul 14, 2011
The Pirate of Kindergarten will be released on June 28, 2011 in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
The Pirate of Kindergarten is now available in eBook
Jun 28, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
All the Water in the World
Apr 19, 2011
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Mar 25, 2011
News:
The Pirate of Kindergarten has won an award
Mar 24, 2011
All the Water in the World will be released on March 22, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 22, 2011
All the Water in the World is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 22, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
All the Water in the World
Nov 16, 2010
The Pirate of Kindergarten will be released on June 22, 2010 in Hardcover
Jun 22, 2010
The Pirate of Kindergarten is now available in Hardcover
Jun 22, 2010
Sonny's House of Spies will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
Sonny's House of Spies is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
News:
You and Me and Home Sweet Home has won an award
May 06, 2010
News:
You and Me and Home Sweet Home has won an award
May 01, 2010

Authors on the Web

Seattle Times, January 21, 2012
...illustrated by Jon Klassen; ? "All the Water in the World" (Atheneum, $15.99, ages 4-8), written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Katherine Tillotson; ? "Me ... Jane" (Little, Brown, $15.99, ages 3-6), written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell;...
Detroit News, January 21, 2012
...and illustrated by Jon Klassen "All the Water in the World" (Atheneum, $15.99, ages 4-8), written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Katherine Tillotson "Me ... Jane" (Little, Brown, $15.99, ages 3-6), written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell...
Christianity Today, December 2, 2011
...defense, but it is tremendously different in tone from a similar kid's volume of twelve years ago, George Ella Lyon's and Peter Catalanotto's Book. This precursor, which might best be described as trippy, features children in nightclothes floating...
Kentucky.com, November 22, 2011
...a children's book about a famous protest song will be signing books at The Morris Book Shop. George Ella Lyon wrote a book inspired by the story of a Harlan County coal miner's wife's protest song. Florence Reece, seen here in 1985, wrote the enduring...
Kentucky.com, November 11, 2011
...than 180 authors — ­including Bob Edwards, Kim Edwards, Wendell Berry, Will Lavender, Charles Bracelen Flood, Meadowlark Lemon, George Ella Lyon, Bobbie Ann Mason, Robert Morgan and Richard Taylor. Where: Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero St.,...
Appalachian Today, October 28, 2011
...faculty and works with University Documentary Film Services at Appalachian. The issue also features poetry by Gilbert Allen, George Ella Lyon, Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, and Frank X Walker. One-year subscriptions to the journal are $24 and are available...
Proactive Investors.co.uk, July 13, 2011
...pig farm as part of VION Food Group's "Put Pork On Your Fork" campaign. Potash quotas ended: George Lyon, MEP described the decision to remove limits on the tonnage of potash coming in from Russia and Belarus as "common sense" as the restrictive...