A Gallery of Book Illustrations
By
KAREN LEE SCHMIDT
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WHAT DO YOU LOVE?
By Jonathan London and Karen Lee Schmidt
Silver Whistle (Harcourt)
"This sweet story follows a mother dog and her son through a day of joyous activities. Prompted by the question "What do you love?" the frisky pup tells all in a bouncy, rhyming text: "Park slides and piggyback rides, mud pies and Mommy's eyes, hiding places and wild chases." The question is asked and answered three more times, with some of the replies indicating the passage of time ("read-alouds and sunset clouds"). Youngsters will like paging through Schmidt's adorable watercolors and seeing the fun-loving mother and son engaged in a variety of familiar activities. The pictures, too, nicely depict the progression from day to dusk to night, with bright sunshine and robust activity giving way to moonlit walks and quiet talks. A good bedtime story to end a busy day."
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YOU BE GOOD AND I'LL BE NIGHT
By Eve Merriam and Karen Lee Schmidt
Morrow Junior Books
"Merriam's proliferation of animals allows the illustrator, Karen Lee Schmidt, to show off her talents to best advantage. Her sprightly pictures of creatures ranging from jigging pigs to cuddling crocodiles are the visual equivalents of the poems, right down to the hidden joke: carved fish on a bear's bed for instance, or the "R" on the telephone of a conversing rat."
The New York Times  March 26, 1989

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THE JUNGLE BASEBALL GAME
By Tom Paxton and Karen Lee Schmidt
Morrow Junior Books

It's a marvelous mismatch: the humble hippos versus the magnificent monkeys, the slickest ballplayers around. Though the primates are poised for an easy win, the hippos buckle down and teach their opponents a thing or two about true grit! Brightly colored pictures feature rip-roaring action and high jinks that will keep little sluggers laughing all the way to home plate. Music based on Tom Paxton's song: "The Monkeys' Baseball Game" is included on the endpapers.

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GOING TO THE ZOO
By Tom Paxton and Karen Lee Schmidt
Morrow Junior Books
Now you can come along too, as Tom Paxton's classic song comes to life in this boisterous picture book. Rhythmic verse leads you through a wild kingdom where animals burst from every page. Monkeys are scritch, scritch, scratchin', and kangaroos are hop, hop, hopping', making every moment an adventure. Karen Lee Schmidt's lively, irresistible illustrations show the animals up to all sorts of mischief. Youngsters will want to "stay all day"--and come back again and again!

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF SUMMER
By Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell  and Karen Lee Schmidt
Morrow Junior Books
"Modeled after the traditional Christmas carol, the cumulation works beautifully as each page reveals yet another sea creature, including jellyfish, flying fish, pipers, and pelicans. Illustrations are a riot of color and movement, right down to the heroine surfing on 'eleven waves a-crashing.' A sense of excitement and fun is accomplished by the use of double-page spreads throughout, a lush palette, and the unabashed attribution of personalities to animals and humans alike...A  novel and charming picture book."
 School Library Journal

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A NICKEL BUYS A RHYME
By Alan Benjamin  and Karen Lee Schmidt
Morrow Junior Books
Contagiously rhythmic and deliciously funny, these poems are precisely tuned to the concerns of preschoolers and their primary sibs, who'll also enjoy reading them aloud. In Schmidt's lively, good-natured illustrations, the appealing characters may be human or animal...An inviting book to share." 
 Kirkus Reviews

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ADDITIONAL BOOKS
Illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt
A sampling of artwork from the more than thirty books that Karen Lee Schmidt has created over two decades, including: "The Brave Little Toaster," "Chicken Little," "Little Red Hen," "Little Red Riding Hood,"  "Hannah The Hippo's No Mud Day," "The Wee Puppy" and many more.

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