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About Jane Dyer
- Jane Dyer (born 1949) is an American author and illustrator of more than fifty books, including Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Cookies series and Jeanne Birdsall's Lucky and Squash.
- Dyer grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- She used to teach, write, and illustrate textbooks before she began illustrating children's books full-time.
- She was encouraged to begin illustrating by her students and their parents.
- She says she draws inspiration from the books of her childhood and the clothes her mother preserved from her own childhood, which Dyer liked to dress up in as a young girl.
- Most of Dyer's work in children books illustrates family or home scenes.
- Dyer is a twin and often illustrates books with her daughter, Brooke Dyer.
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