Irene Brady

Irene Brady started writing and illustrating at age 19, and in 1969 her first book, America's Horses & Ponies was published. She has published eleven books and illustrated another fourteen. She has also illustrated for magazines such as Audubon and Ranger Rick Nature Magazine, painted interpretive panels for the Forest Service, and created brochures and displays for nature centers and museums. In the 1970s and 1980s, Brady gave talks to elementary school children about writing and illustrating nature books. In …