SARA FLETCHER, the illustrator of Blue Lake Days (Trafford Publishing,
2006), was raised in New York, near Lake Erie. She and her one sister loved
their many pets—a total of two dogs and five cats. Her favorite toys
happened to be two teddy bears she shared with her sister; they were named
George and Jellybean (Jelly for short). She loved the books written by
Arnold Lobel about Frog and Toad and Russell Hoban’s stories about Frances
the badger. Her favorite color was lavender.
Raised in a rural area, Fletcher
loved the colors of the outdoors.
When she was three, she tried to
capture the trees in her family’s
backyard. The picture had a
willow, an apple and a maple with
a grassy ground and sky. She
labored over it and loved the
satisfaction of making the apples
red against the different greens.
Fletcher went on to receive her
BFA in ceramic sculpture from
Alfred University, a post-
baccalaureate certificate in
painting from Brandeis University,
and her MFA in painting from
the University of Iowa. She has
exhibited work in
Massachusetts, the states of
New York and Iowa.
PRAISE FOR BLUE LAKE DAYS
"I love the illustrations and verse."—CHRISTIE VILSACK, former First Lady of Iowa"Sarah Shey takes just a few words to capture the essence of Iowa's uniqueplaces like Lake Okoboji. Both children and adults will find the work ofShey to be a place where their own Iowa experiences are captured."—CARLA OFFENBURGER, Iowa book reviewer/critic"A whimsical and color-filled fantasy ride!"—CASEY DUNAGAN, Retail Manager, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
"What a great story! The thing
I love most about Sarah
Shey’s writing is the way
it invokes all of the senses."
—KRISTA RICHARDSON,
Mother of Sadie
and Grace and William
BLUE LAKE DAYS
Story by Sarah Shey
Illustrations by Sara Fletcher
Publication date: June 2006
ISBN: 1-4120-7926-8
Pages: 20
Price: $12
Ages: 1-105
With school buses parked and spelling quizzes done, it was time for a blue lake vacation under the sun. I frolicked in thick water until I was sandy.
