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Carson Ellis Illustrator & Author

Carson Ellis is the author and illustrator of the bestselling picture books Homeand Du Iz Tak? (a Caldecott Honor book and the recipient of an E.B. White Read Aloud Award). She has illustrated a number of books for children including bestsellers The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and The Wildwood Chronicles by Colin Meloy. Carson Ellis lives in Portland, USA, with her husband, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, and their two sons.