Mary Lyn Ray

Author of Stars

31 Works 2,723 Members 141 Reviews

About the Author

Mary Lyn Ray was born in Louisiana in 1946. She is a conservationist who worked in museums for fifteen years and as a professional consultant in land protection and historic preservation. She is also the author of several picture books for children including Christmas Farm, Pumpkins, Shaker Boy, show more Welcome, Brown Bird, and Stars. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Mary Lyn Ray

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Stars (2011) 523 copies, 57 reviews

Mud (1996) 454 copies, 13 reviews

The Basket Moon (1999) 349 copies, 6 reviews

Christmas Farm (2008) 254 copies, 10 reviews

Red Rubber Boot Day (2000) 196 copies, 6 reviews

Pumpkins: A Story for a Field (1992) 186 copies, 6 reviews

Go to Sleep, Little Farm (2014) 129 copies, 5 reviews

The Thank You Book (2018) 81 copies, 3 reviews

Goodnight, Good Dog (2015) 67 copies, 6 reviews

Welcome, Brown Bird (2004) 61 copies, 2 reviews

Shaker Boy (1994) — Author — 57 copies, 2 reviews

Pianna (1994) 45 copies

BOOM!: Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog (2013) 45 copies, 4 reviews

Deer Dancer (2014) 40 copies, 2 reviews

A Violin for Elva (2015) 34 copies, 3 reviews

The House of Grass and Sky (2021) 32 copies, 11 reviews

All Aboard! (2002) 28 copies, 1 review

When You Find the Right Rock (2024) 20 copies, 1 review

Angel Baskets: A Little Story About The Shakers (1987) 19 copies

A Rumbly Tumbly Glittery Gritty Place (1993) 19 copies

The Friendship Book (2019) 17 copies, 1 review

A Lucky Author Has a Dog (2015) 17 copies, 2 reviews

How to Have a Birthday (2021) 15 copies

Alvah and Arvilla (1994) 11 copies

Vrooom, Vrooom! (2021) 8 copies

Once Upon a Fairy Tale House: The True Story of Four Sisters and the Magic They Built (2023) 6 copies

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars: Oxford Level 9 Robot's Special Day (2003) 5 copies

Mud by Ray, Mary Lyn Reprint Edition [Paperback(2001/4/1)] 2 copies

Concord Walking Tour : Downtown (1980) 1 copy

Moon in the Basket (Chinese Edition) (2009) 1 copy

Go to Sleep, Little Farm by Ray, Mary Lyn (September 2, 2014) Hardcover 1 copy

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The Basket Moon by Mary Lyn Ray

Historical fiction; good notes from author

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melodyreads | 5 other reviews | Nov 30, 2024 |

Deer dancer by Mary Lyn Ray

Reminiscent of the illustrations in Kate Seredy's work. I could see it appealing to nature lovers and kids I would describe as "fey."

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cgalvin | 1 other review | Nov 9, 2024 |

Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray

I like this better as a fable about growth, and as a story of an inter-generational friendship, than as a straight story about a tree farm. Despite what the author's note says, I'm not convinced a tree farm is good for wildlife. Of course, plastic trees aren't, either, and many people don't have yards where they can grow a tree. Anyway, it's mostly a lovely story and the illustrations suit.

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 9 other reviews | Oct 18, 2024 |

The Basket Moon by Mary Lyn Ray

Dang. Forgot to review at the time, and now of course have forgotten what I thought of it. Well, got it just for Cooney's art anyway, and do remember it was just fine. Gee. Sorry.

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 5 other reviews | Oct 18, 2024 |

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