Carol Ann Heyer (born February 2, 1950) is an American illustrator and children's writer. Her three works most widely held in

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libraries are

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written by

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Early life and education

Heyer's parents are William J. and Merlyn M. Heyer. She attended

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, and then

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Career

Heyer has contributed many illustrations to

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magazines and anthologies, primarily during the 1990s. She has illustrated role-playing game materials for ''

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'', including the ''AD&D'' second edition ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is known for her work on the collectible card game ''

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''. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 1986 action film '' Thunder Run''. She also creates children's

. '' Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude'', published by

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in 2005, won the annual Monarch Award in 2009 by vote of Illinois schoolchildren in grades K–3. The story by Kevin O'Malley features a "folktale" by two children, created in the schoolroom as they tell it alternately and uncooperatively. O'Malley illustrated the

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while Heyer and Scott Goto portrayed the segments created by the schoolgirl (Heyer, "Princess Tenderheart ... in flowing silk gowns and blonde tresses") and schoolboy (Goto, the Dude and a giant introduced in "testosterone-soaked oils"). "The unusual collaboration among illustrators works seamlessly", according to ''Kirkus''."ONCE UPON A COOL MOTORCYCLE DUDE by Kevin O'Malley "
''

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''. March 15, 2005. Retrieved 2014-08-21. The same authors created a sequel, ''Once Upon a Royal Superbaby'' (Walker, 2010), featuring the son of now-Queen Tenderheart and the Motorcycle Dude. The picture books both written and illustrated by Heyer are Christmas and Easter stories, primarily, and re-tellings of fairy tales and legends.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heyer, Carol 1950 births American children's book illustrators American speculative fiction artists California Lutheran University alumni Living people Moorpark College alumni Role-playing game artists Science fiction artists