Lynne Cherry
Lynne Cherry is a writer, illustrator and filmmaker, who has written and illustrated more than 30 children’s books. A nationally admired environmental activist, she is the founder of Young Voices for the Planet. She lives on a farm near Washington, D.C., and is a frequent visitor to the Berkshires. She is the creator of the short documentary film, “Longing for a Local Lunch,” about a group of Monument Mountain Regional High School Students’ campaign to introduce health, nutritious, locally grown foods into the menu of the school cafeteria.