Tracy Dockray (born 1962) is an American artist. She illustrated the current

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editions of

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's children's novels.

Biography

Tracy Dockray spent her early years growing up on the plains of Texas before moving to New York where she attained an MFA from the

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. She moved from mural painting to puppet design to fabric design before she found her passion creating children's books. She currently resides in Greenwich Village, New York with her husband, children, and pets. She is mostly known for the popular series by Beverly Cleary that she illustrated which includes the Ramona Series and the Mouse and the Motorcycle Series. Most recently she illustrated the Fix-It Friends Series by Nicole C. Kear. Altogether, Dockray has illustrated over 25 books. Her careers throughout the years included the following: *puppetry *sculpture *illustrating *painting murals **school playgrounds **hospitals **children's rooms

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Dockray has participated in the Learning Inc. Literacy Programs as well as the Learning Leaders Author's Read-aloud Program that is located in New York. She has contributed to the annual Children's Literary Event that is located at the Bethlehem Center in Dallas, Texas. Dockray is a member of the Society of Illustrators.

Bibliography

* Fix-It Friends books 1-4 by Nicole C. Kear * Izzy and Oscar by Allison Estes * Stay! by Lois Lowry * The Scare in My Hair by Tracy Dockray * The Lost and Found Pony by Tracy Dockray * Sweet Baby Feet by Margaret O'Hair * The Tushy Book by Fran Manushkin * Jammy Dance by Rebecca Janni * Hear That? by Tama Janowitz * My Bunny Diary by Tracy Dockray * Delia at the Delano by Bob Morris * Grimm's Grimmest by Tracy Dockray Books by Beverly Cleary * '' Beezus and Ramona'' * '' Ramona the Pest'' * '' Ramona the Brave'' * '' Ramona and Her Father'' * '' Ramona and Her Mother'' * '' Ramona Quimby, Age 8'' * ''

Ramona Forever ''Ramona Forever'' is a humorous children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. The seventh book in the Ramona Quimby series, continues the story of Ramona, her older sister, Beezus, and their family. They are finally old enough to stay home tog ...

'' * ''

Ramona's World ''Ramona's World'' is the eighth and final book in the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary. Ramona and her sister Beezus are growing up. Ramona is in the fourth grade now, and for the first time she has a best girl-friend, Daisy Kidd. At ...

'' * '' The Mouse and the Motorcycle'' * '' Runaway Ralph'' * '' Ralph S. Mouse'' * '' Henry Huggins'' * '' Henry and Beezus'' * '' Henry and Ribsy'' * '' Henry and the Paper Route'' * ''

Henry and the Clubhouse ''Henry and the Clubhouse'', by Beverly Cleary, is the fifth book in Henry Huggins series. Now that he has the paper route he wanted so badly in the previous book, '' Henry and the Paper Route'', Henry finds that it's harder than he expected. H ...

'' * '' Mitch and Amy'' * '' Muggie Maggie'' * ''

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'' * '' Ribsy'' * '' Emily's Runaway Imagination'' * '' Ellen Tebbits'' * '' Otis Spofford''

References

External links

Tracy Dockray at harpercollinschildrens.com

Tracy Dockray's Website
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