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Mary Lyn Ray.

Writer · United States

Mary Lyn Ray: American author of Stars, Mud and When You Find the Right Rock — poetic, nature-focused literary picture books for ages 3–7.

Mary Lyn Ray is an American author best known for picture books with a quietly lyrical, nature-focused register, Stars (with Marla Frazee on art), Mud, Welcome, Brown Like Me, When You Find the Right Rock. Ray's voice is poetic, slowed-down and well-suited to bedtime read-aloud or thoughtful adult co-reading. A reliable contemporary literary-picture-book author for ages 3–7 in the gentle-nature register.