Lit Lorie Loves – Collaborating Couples

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The Berenstain Bears Grandparents Are Great! By Stan & Jan Berenstain 

Since 1962, Stan and Jan Berenstain have written over 250 Berenstain Bear books.

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Birds by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek 

Award-winning and bestselling author Kevin Henkes and the acclaimed painter Laura Dronzek have collaborated on many picture books together.  

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Bright Brown Baby by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney 

The New York Times best-selling and award-winning duo present this celebration of Black and Brown babies and the happiness, gentle moments, and endless love shared between children and their caregivers.

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I’m Dirty by Kate & Jim McMullan 

Kate and Jim McMullan have worked together to produce several picture books, including I Stink! a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

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It Is (Not) Perfect by Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant 

This husband-and-wife team are the creators of Theodore Seuss Geisel Award Winner You Are (Not) Small as well as a series of picture books.

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The Library by Sarah Steward & David Small 

Other picture books by Sarah Stewart and David Small are The Gardener which received a Caldecott Honor, and The Money Tree.

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Love and the Rocking Chair by Leo & Diane Dillon 

For more than five decades, Leo and Diane Dillon collaborated on award-winning picture books, book covers, magazines, and other art.

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The Napping House by Audrey & Don Wood 

Audrey and Don Wood have collaborated on many beloved picture books, including King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, which received a Caldecott Honor.

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The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer by Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead 

Philip and Erin Stead are the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal Book A Sick Day for Amos McGee. They have collaborated on many books together.

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Super Pete by Kimberly & James Dean 

In 2004, Kimberly and James Dean sat down at their kitchen table to work on a children’s book together. Their dream finally became a reality with the release of Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.