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= Lynne Avril Cravath = Lynne Avril Cravath (1951-present) is an illustrator of children's books.

Biography
Lynne Avril was born on March 6, 1951 in Miles City, Montana, the state she was raised in. She is the daughter of Walter B. and Mary Lou Woodcock. Avril continued her education after high school, receiving her B.A. at the University of Montana. September 5, 1975 she married and is currently married to Jay Cravath. They have two children, Chloe and Jeff (encyclopedia). Avril began her freelance work after the birth of her second child (Idle).

Career
Lynne Avril began freelance art after she had her second child. She then went to the office of Josten’s Learning Corporation in Phoenix to apply for a position to do children's illustration, in which she was hired immediately. Avril took black and white work that she created at that job and sent it to New York. When she received wishes to see her work in color, she responded by learning watercolor to produce such work. A few artists that inspired her style of artwork are Bemelmans, Charlotte Volke, Tibor Gergely, Sempe, Dufy, Maira Kahlman, Laura Cornell, Marjorie Pricieman, Quentin Blake, and Mary Blair (Idle).

Avril’s art career led her into being a children’s book illustrator. Known for illustrating Amelia Bedelia books, she has worked on numerous more, with publishers including Golden Books, HarperCollins, Scholastic, and others (encyclopedia).

Lifestyle
In an interview, Avril described herself as persevering, hard working, and energetic (Idle). She has lived in Arizona for the past thirty years. Along with creating art, Avril also plays bass for a Phoenix blues band (Mazza). She has three workspaces that she uses throughout the year. One is at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, and another is in Montana. Her third workspace is in Paris, where she spends her time for two months out of the year (Kurilla).