Kay Chorao

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Kay Chorao was born as Ann McKay Sproat in Elkhart, Indiana, into a middle-class, suburban family. As a child, she loved to draw. In 1958 she received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Wheaton College. After graduating, she went to Chelsea School of Art from 1958-1959. She married and had three children, then moved to New York City with her family. She studied book illustration at School of Visual Arts in New York from 1966-1968. Her first book, The Repair of Uncle Toe, was published in 1972. Since then, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books. In 1975, she illustrated Albert's Toothache by Barbara Williams. The book was critically successful, being given the American Library Association's notable book citation and Children's Book Showcase title. In 1979, her 1974 book Ida Makes a Movie was adapted into a short film by the same name. In 1988, she published Cathedral Mouse, which was well-received by critics and featured among the ten best children's picture books of the year, by New York Times.

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Pig and Crow
Representative edition published 2005
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The baby's book of baby animals
Representative edition published 2004
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D is for drums
Representative edition published 2004
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The baby's bedtime book
Representative edition published 2004
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The baby's lap book
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Grayboy
Representative edition published 2002
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Here Comes Kate (Action Packs)
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Up and down with Kate
Representative edition published 2002
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Baby's Christmas Treasury (Lap Library) (Lap Library)
Representative edition published 2001
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Shadow night
Representative edition published 2001
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Jumpetybumpety Hop
Representative edition published 2001
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Here comes Kate
Representative edition published 2000
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Knock at the door and other baby action rhymes
Representative edition published 1999
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Mother Goose Magic
Representative edition published 1999
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The Baby's Lap Book
Representative edition published 1998
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The Cats kids
Representative edition published 1998
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Little farm by the sea
Representative edition published 1998
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Baby's Bedtime Book and Tape
Representative edition published 1997
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Mother Goose Magic
Representative edition published 1997
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The Baby's Story Book
Representative edition published 1995
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The Book of Giving
Representative edition published 1995
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Carousel Round and Round
Representative edition published 1995
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Number one number fun
Representative edition published 1995
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Los pollitos dicen
Representative edition published 1994
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