Laura Vaccaro Seeger is an American author and illustrator of children's books. She has often appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List and has won the Caldecott Honor twice, the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book, the Empire State Award for "Body of Work and Contribution to Children’s Literature", the Massachusetts Reading Association Award for "Body of Work and Contribution to Children's Literature", and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor twice.

Career

In 1980, Seeger earned her BFA degree at the School of Fine Art and Design at SUNY Purchase in Westchester, New York. She began a career as an animator, artist, designer and editor in the network television business. She created show openings and special segments for NBC and ABC for many years and won an Emmy Award for an NBC Special opening animation. Paintings created by Seeger have been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Mazza Museum, New York Public Library, and Nassu County Museum of Art.

Personal life

Seeger lives in Rockville Centre, Long Island, with her husband, Chris Arley Seeger, and their two sons.

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