Tracey Campbell Pearson was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. The youngest of four children, her family moved to neighboring Wilton when she was eight years old. While attending Parsons School of Design, she studied with Maurice Sendak and discovered her love for creating children's books. After her graduation from Parsons in 1978, -she began her career as a staff artist at American Greetings Corp. in Cleveland, Ohio. She returned to New York City in 1980, where she began a full-time career as a freelance illustrator. Her first book, WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMASS [Dial 1981], was a Booklist reviewer's choice. Ms. Pearson moved to Vermont in 1982, where she lives with her husband, son, daughter, dog, cat and chickens, all of whom have made guest appearances in her books.

Books by Tracey Campbell Pearson

Elephant's Story

by Tracey Campbell Pearson - Children's, English, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Letters, Linguistics