known most notably for illustrating “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” died Tuesday at 86. I had many Carle books as a child and remember seeing Ehlert’s brightly colored books in one of my ...

Lois Ehlert, an illustrator whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including the mega-selling “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” made her a familiar artist for preschool-aged readers ...

Ms. Ehlert, whose best-known book was “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” made distinctive collage artwork for readers ranging in age from infancy to 10. By Anita Gates Lois Ehlert, the children’s ...

whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th century ...