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Petra Mathers


Born
in Todtmoos, Germany
March 25, 1945

Genre
Children's Books


Petra Mathers is an American children's author and artist. She was born in 1945 in Todtmoos, Germany, and immigrated to the USA as a young woman. Mathers worked as a painter before becoming a children's book illustrator. One of her best-known creations is her series of picture-books devoted to the adventures of Lottie the chicken and her best friend, Herbie the duck. She is a four-time winner of The New York Times prize for Best Illustrated Children's Book, and was awarded the Ezra Jack Keats Medal for her first book, Maria Theresa. She lives in Astoria, Oregon. (source: Wikipedia) ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 3,479 ratings · 672 reviews · 50 distinct works
Lottie's New Beach Towel
3.69 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions
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When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings
3.47 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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Lottie's New Friend
3.86 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions
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Sophie and Lou
3.89 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions
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Dodo Gets Married
3.64 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
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A Cake for Herbie
3.84 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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Herbie's Secret Santa
3.28 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
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McElderry Book of Mother Go...
3.71 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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Theodor and Mr. Balbini
3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions
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Victor and Christabel
4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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Series by Petra Mathers

Lottie's New Beach Towel Lottie's New Friend A Cake for Herbie Dodo Gets Married Herbie's Secret Santa
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“Is that my foot?
Silly me, it's a starfish”
― Petra Mathers, Lottie's New Beach Towel
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