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Mary Newell DePalma is the author/illustrator ofThe Strange Egg, a whimsical tale of wonder, curiosity, and friendship; A Grand Old Tree, a simple and beautiful tale about life itself; The Nutcracker Doll, about a child’s first role in the Nutcracker ballet, The Perfect Gift, about an adventure that results in friendship and creativity; and Uh-Oh!, about a young dinosaur’s disastrous day. She is also the illustrator of about a dozen books for other picture book authors.
In addition to her own books, Mary has illustrated 15 books for authors such as Margaret Read MacDonald, Eileen Spinelli, and Jan Wahl. Her publishers include Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, Eerdman’s books, HarperCollins, Henry Holt, and Houghton-Mifflin Company.
Mary gives presentations abut the creative process in grades pre-K through high school, utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies. She has taught illustration at the college level, and is currently a Museum Teacher at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Mary has a BFA in Medical Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology, where she extended her visual communication skills to include interpreting for the deaf. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Foundation for Children’s Books.