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This author appeared at the 2009 festival. Please view the list of authors appearing at this year's festival or see our suggestions for similar authors below.
 Ard Hoyt
In the artfully illustrated picture book The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School, Mom and Dad Fleefenbacher think their daughter Zoe's hair is wild and beautiful. And for her kindergarten teacher, Zoe's vivacious tresses were a comfort. But Zoe's about to start first grade and her new teacher doesn't fool around...."School has rules," she says. "No wild hair in my class!" So what are Zoe and her free-spirited hair going to do now? With exuberance and humor to spare, Laurie Halse Anderson and Ard Hoyt, the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, tease up a terrific tale of hairy hijinks, classroom chaos, and the importance of teachers and students learning to work together. Booklist muses that "Hoyt's wacky depiction of the hair’s every Seussian undulation is flecked with jokey details (there's an ongoing visual gag about some hamsters that have apparently taken up residence inside)."Ard Hoyt has illustrated a number of books, including Utterly Otterly Day, One-Dog Canoe, Saying Goodbye to Lulu, When the Cows Got Loose, and the New York Times bestseller I'm a Manatee by John Lithgow. A Texas native, Hoyt lives in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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