Megan Lloyd

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Megan Lloyd (born November 5, 1958) is an American illustrator of children's books. [1] A book she illustrated, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, was a Publishers Weekly seasonal bestseller for multiple years. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Another book, Fancy That, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [10]

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Lloyd lives in Pennsylvania. [11] [12] [13]

Selected works

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  2. ↑ "Children's Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2004-10-18. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. ↑ Roback, Diane (2005-10-24). "Children's Picture Book Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ↑ Roback, Diane (2008-10-20). "Children's Picture Book Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Children's Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2001-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Bestsellers Children's Picture Book". Publishers Weekly. 2003-11-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Children's Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. 2003-11-10. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  8. ↑ "Children's Picture Book". Publishers Weekly. 2001-11-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Children's Picture Book". Publishers Weekly. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  10. 1 2 "Fancy That". Publishers Weekly. 2003-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  11. ↑ The Children's Literature Council of Central Pennsylvania. The Council. 1995.
  12. ↑ Adams, Sean (2013-09-01). "Children's book illustrator Megan Lloyd to display works at Perry County Council of the Arts". pennlive. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  13. ↑ Burkett, Cary (2013-08-23). "Children's Book Illustrations on Exhibit". WITF. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  14. ↑ "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything". Publishers Weekly. 1986-09-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Cactus Hotel". Publishers Weekly. 1991-05-13. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  16. ↑ "Cactus Hotel". Kirkus Reviews. 1991-06-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  17. ↑ "Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale". Publishers Weekly. 1991-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  19. ↑ "Super Cluck". Publishers Weekly. 1991-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  20. ↑ "Super Cluck". Kirkus Reviews. 1991-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  21. ↑ "Spoonbill Swamp". Kirkus Reviews. 1992-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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  23. ↑ "Lobster Boat". Kirkus Reviews. 1993-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  24. ↑ "The Perfectly Orderly House". Publishers Weekly. 1994-10-03. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  25. ↑ "A Regular Flood of Mishap". Publishers Weekly. 1994-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  32. ↑ "Chirping Crickets". Kirkus Reviews. 1998-05-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  33. ↑ "The Gingerbread Doll". Kirkus Reviews. 1993-07-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  36. ↑ "Fancy That". Kirkus Reviews. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  40. ↑ "Davy Crockett Gets Hitched". Kirkus Reviews. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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  45. ↑ "Miss Sally Ann and the Panther". Kirkus Reviews. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2020-04-16.


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