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Barbara Helen Berger is the author and illustrator of many popular children's picture books, including Grandfather Twilight, When the Sun Rose, and Gwinna.

Biography
Barbara Helen Berger grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she obtained a BFA in Art at the University of Washington, Seattle. She also went to Yale Summer School of Art & Music and the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy.

Her first book was Animalia, which was inspired by illuminated manuscripts. She went on to write and illustrate many more books including A Lot of Otters, All the Way to Lhasa, and Thunder Bunny.

Barbara Helen Berger currently lives on Bainbridge Island in Washington State

Awards
Island Treasure Award, Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council, 2006

Parents' Choice Recommended Award, for All the Way to Lhasa, 2002

Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, for A Lot of Otters, 1998

Washington State Governor's Writers Award, for Gwinna, 1991

Golden Kite Award for Picture-Illustration, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, for The Donkey's Dream, 1985

Washington State Governor's Writers Award, for Grandfather Twilight, 1986

Parents' Choice Foundation Award for Illustration, for Grandfather Twilight, 1984