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Article: CHILDREN'S AUTHOR SHOT FOR THE MOON : ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ABOUT HUMAN QUESTS PROVE NAYSAYING PROFESSOR WRONG.(NEWS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- December 30, 1996
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Byline: VICTORIA GIRAUD
Mary Ann Fraser is very visual and passionate about books. The combination works well for the author and illustrator of children's books, an occupation she's pursued since 1987.
Mary Ann has been drawing since childhood. So while taking a course in children's literature at UCLA, she asked the professor whether illustrating children's books was a worthwhile goal.
``He shook his head and told me to just forget it - the field was very competitive and I probably wouldn't be successful,'' said Mary Ann, who lives in Simi Valley. ``He said all of this without even looking at my artwork or knowing anything about me.''
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