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Local author and illustrator lands on Kansas Notable Books List
MADI SCHULZ/KANSAN
Local author and illustrator Lindsey Yankey made the 2015 Kansas Notable Books List for her children's book, "Bluebird." The book tells the story of a bluebird attempting to fly for the first time without her friend the wind.
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MADI SCHULZ
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That love for creating and making certainly paid off, as this year Yankey, a 2009 graduate, landed on this year's Kansas Notable Books list with her children's book, "Bluebird."
Growing up in Leon in a creative family — both her brother and sister went to art school, her father is a ceramicist and draws and her mother often wove baskets — Lawrence author and illustrator Lindsey Yankey spent her time playing outside, painting and playing sports.
"It was a solid background for kind of establishing that love of creating and making," Yankey said.
"Bluebird" follows a small bird as she attempts to fly for the first time without her friend, the wind. The little bluebird sets out to find the
When she was younger, Yankey loved a variety of children's books but was always drawn to a particular illustration style, namely American author Jan Brett's work, which featured the main illustration but had a "more than meets the eye" style in the further details around the border of the page.
"I had an affinity for the books that had lots and lots of detail and the ones where you can keep finding details every time you read it," she said.
Although she was always creative growing up, her interest waned when she participated in sports as a teenager.
"Our school didn't really have an art program and so I kind of checked
wind, and along the way also finds her confidence.
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