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- Genres: Children's Books
- Born: December 10, 1943
- Origin: Little Rock, Arkansas
- Writing period: 1967 - present
- Has two children
- Currently lives in Roxbury, Connecticut
- Attended college for a year before deciding he wanted to be a children's author
- Published more than 300 books
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Mercer Mayer is a popular American children's author and illustrator most recognizable for his Little Critter series of books. His first book published was A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog in 1967.
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Career
Mayer started peddling his illustrations while he was attending the Honolulu Academy of Arts. He moved to New York City in 1964 and actually threw away his portfolio and started a new one. He worked for an advertising agency until 1976 where he joined the creator of "Little Golden Books". He has illustrated books for authors such as Jane Yolen, Jan Wahl, Jay Williams, among many others.Notable Series
- Little Critter
- Little Monster
- A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
- [[Tink! Tonk! Mercer Mayer Series|Tink! Tonk!]]
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Mercer Mayer on Amazon
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Mercer Mayer's Critter and The Great Race - $14.99
Help Little Critter build and race a soapbox racer Product Information On your mar...Amazon
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What a Bad Dream (A Golden Look-Look Book) - $3.99
Little Critter, Mercer Mayer's beloved character, stars in his own bad dream. Turning himself into a scary, disagreeable monster who won't go to school or take a bath or eat an...Amazon
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3 Mercer Mayer Stories: Herbert the Timid Dragon, Just for You, How the Trollusk Got His Hat - $5.99
Amazon.com: 3 Mercer Mayer Stories: Herbert the Timid Dragon, Just for You, How the Trollusk Got His Hat: Mercer Mayer: VideoAmazon
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Mercer Mayer Questions
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OPEN THREAD: Jennifer Aniston Breaks up with John Mayer over Twitter. 7 AnswersFINALLY I don't have to compete with Mayer anymore!!!! . . . Oh wait.. does she know about Mahalo Answers? read more -
In honor of the John Mayer Mug Shot, what is the most normal-looking celeb mug shot? 4 AnswersHere's some of what I found... GAWD they're soooo many! But I'm just gonna post some so that others could post as well... XD read more
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Mercer Mayer Personal Timeline
- December 10, 1943: Born, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1961: Graduated high school | Attended Honolulu Academy of Arts
- 1964: Left Hawaii for New York | Trained at Art Students League of New York
- 1965-67: Threw away original portfolio to start from scratch | Did illustration work
- 1967: Published first book
- 1976: Joined Golden Publishing Golden Publishing
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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4 of 5 stars to Frog Goes to Dinner by Mercer Mayer - http://bit.ly/mLOS0
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LOOK! Mercer Mayer's Little Critter jumping on the bed! What fun!! From JUST FOR YOU http://www.littlecritter.com/lcw_artprintbed.html
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Just Me and My Dad (Look-Look): Mercer Mayer http://bookmooch.com/0307118398 #southkyangel #US #chld #liter
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5 of 5 stars to There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer - http://bit.ly/nEgCD
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FREE PICTURE TO PRINT MERCER MAYER'S LITTLE CRITTER PUTS THE STAR ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE! http://www.littlecritter.com/holidays_page48.html
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