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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · June 9, 2026
I Used to Be a Dinosaur
By Laurie Keller · With Casey Lyall
A hen discovers her dinosaur roots and reclaims her roar.
32 pages· 181 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Children's book Author & Illustrator
Laurie Keller
Biography
Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters, Arnie, the Doughnut, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, among numerous others. She grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark as a greeting card illustrator for seven-and-a-half years, until one night she got an idea for a children’s book. She quit her job, moved to New York City, and soon had published her first book. She loved living in New York, but she has now returned to her home state, where she lives in a little cottage in the woods on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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13
Authored
17
Illustrated
5
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Picture books
13
Graphic novels
2
Chapter books
5
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Publication timeline from 1998 to 2026.
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Book type breakdown: 13 picture books, 2 graphic novels, 5 chapter books.
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