Tracy Dockray


Tracy Dockray is an American artist. She illustrated the current Harper Collins editions of Beverly Cleary's children's novels.

Biography

Tracy Dockray spent her early years growing up on the plains of Texas before moving to New York where she attained an MFA from the Pratt Institute. She moved from mural painting to puppet design to fabric design before she found her passion creating children's books. She currently resides in Greenwich Village, New York with her husband, children, and pets. She is mostly known for the popular series by Beverly Cleary that she illustrated which includes the Ramona Series and the Mouse and the Motorcycle Series. Most recently she illustrated the Fix-It Friends Series by Nicole C. Kear. Altogether, Dockray has illustrated over 25 books. Her careers throughout the years included the following:
Dockray has participated in the Learning Inc. Literacy Programs as well as the Learning Leaders Author's Read-aloud Program that is located in New York. She has contributed to the annual Children's Literary Event that is located at the Bethlehem Center in Dallas, Texas. Dockray is a member of the Society of Illustrators.