Lindsay Barrett George (edit name/settings)

Lindsay was born in the Dominican Republic. As a child, she knew that she wanted to draw, that she needed to make marks on paper. And, if paper was not available, any blank surface would do, especially the brown paper bags from the grocery store.

George began her education at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts from 1972-1973. She went on to earn a BFA degree from Manhattanville College in 1974. She also received an MA and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1984 Barrett married William George, with whom she had two children.

Though she has been painting since she was young, she did not write her first book until after she was married. In 1987, after she and her husband had moved to Pennsylvania, she wrote and illustrated William and Boomer.

George writes and illustrates books for children that teach them about nature and the animals that can be observed therein. She has also illustrated books her late husband William wrote. George's books have been praised for their accurate view of nature, their accessibility for children, and their helpfulness in teaching classes on nature.

George's most popular books are from the "Long Pond" and "Who's Been Here?" series. In 1990 she won the Carolyn Field Award, the top prize of the Pennsylvania Library Association. The National Science Teacher's Association/Children's Book Center chose Beaver at Long Pond, Box Turtle at Long Pond, and Fishing at Long Pond as Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children. The Library of Congress chose Box Turtle at Long Pond as a Children's Book of the Year, and Fishing at Long Pond was chosen by the American Booksellers Association as a Pick of the Lists book.

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book selected George's Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse as a 2004 Baker's Dozen Best Book for Family Literacy. In 2006 the committee for the Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child program selected Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse to launch its initiative for connecting early book experiences with the development of reading skills. George continues to live and write in White Mills, Pennsylvania.