Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. That would be too high up for little kids to see, so Milwaukee's Lois Ehlert puts her art on the floor leading into the Milwaukee Public ...

MILWAUKEE - Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th ...

Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th century, ...

Editor’s Note: Sarah Williamson is a children’s book author and illustrator whose books include “Elevator Bird,” “Cactus and Flower,” “Let’s Go!” and “Where Are You?” The views expressed here are her ...

Ehlert’s cut-and-paste shapes and the vibrant colors she utilized in her illustration style created an iconic look that placed her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers in the ...

MILWAUKEE - Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th ...

It has been a rough week for our childhoods. On Wednesday, news broke that Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar had passed away. And then Thursday, Simon & Schuster announced that ...

Beloved children’s book illustrator Lois Ehlert died of natural causes Tuesday in Milwaukee, her publisher Simon & Schuster said. She was 86. The Wisconsin native was best known for her brightly ...

The illustrator behind the timeless children’s book “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” died Tuesday in Milwaukee. Lois Ehlert was 86. Her death from natural causes was confirmed by Simon & Schuster, the ...