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George Ella Lyon

Born

in Harlan, KY, The United States

April 25, 1949

Website

http://www.georgeellalyon.com/

Genre

Children's Books

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George Ella Lyon is a Kentucky author who has published in many genres, including picture books, poetry, juvenile novels, and articles.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 7,450 ratings · 2,002 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors

	All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon, Katherine Tillotson (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 1,443 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon, Lynne Avril (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,293 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Forest Knows by George Ella Lyon, August Hall (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon, Mick Wiggins (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trucks Roll! (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) by George Ella Lyon, Craig Frazier (illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boats Float! (Richard Jackson Book) by George Ella Lyon, Benn Lyon, Mick Wiggins (Illustrations) 3.63 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trains Run! by George Ella Lyon, Benn Lyon (Contributor), Mick Wiggins (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Friend, the Starfinder by George Ella Lyon, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Many-Storied House: Poems 4.43 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holding on to Zoe 3.26 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I just know when I quit looking to other people for directions, I found my own map.”
― George Ella Lyon, Holding on to Zoe

tags: directions, dreams, map

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“I just thought I had to do it. You want this boy to like you, right? And he’s so solid, so sure of himself. He knows what he wants: you. Besides, maybe if he touches you, you’ll be real.”
― George Ella Lyon, Holding on to Zoe

tags: boys, sex, wanting-to-be-loved

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“This is not to say a writer has only one voice or is limited to the scope of her backyard. But in some sense her work must begin there, at the rootwad. And wherever she travels she must take that place with her, must feel in the dark of memory for its shape.”
― George Ella Lyon

tags: literary-quotes

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