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Pittsburgh born and raised writer and artist, Lexi Hall, will debut her first published illustrated book, Enough Elizabeths, written by Heather Harris Bergevin and coming from Lucky Rabbit Publishing. The story tells of a princess, a dragon, a very tall tower and an embarrassing secret. Find out what happens when it releases on March 24, 2026.

Lexi started writing and creating art from the time she was old enough to hold a crayon and has continued down that path throughout her life. The local library programs were very instrumental in her love of reading, writing and art. As a child and pre-teen, Lexi took local art classes whenever she could in drawing, painting, ceramics, and even film-making at a library program.

She attended Bishop Canevin High School and in addition to academics, pursued art and creative writing in school and out. Once old enough, Lexi participated in the Carnegie Library’s Teen Media Awards and Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contests every year. She won multiple times for 2D Design, her poem was published in the Anthology and her illustration was selected to be the cover for the 2018 Ralph Munn Anthology.

As a Green Tree Times alum, Lexi wrote a monthly column, LMS : ) Let Me Share, for the Pittsburgh Junior Times from 2nd – 5th
grade and she currently illustrates the covers of Big Kit Lil’ Kaboodle kids magazine.

She currently resides in Boston and works as the children's book seller and newsletter editor at Beacon Hill Books while completing her MFA in Children's Book Writing and Illustration from Hollins University. She won the Margaret Kates award for visual art at the Francelia Butler Conference in 2024 and 2025 and was awarded the 2025 Summer Conference SCBWI Student Illustrator Scholarship.

You can now preorder Enough Elizabeths and support your local book store by visiting Woolly Bear Books in Carnegie or directly from luckyrabbitpublishing.com.

Follow Lexi on Instagram @lexi.paints for updates on any upcoming book readings or activities in the
Pittsburgh area.

Green Tree Times Alum to Debut First Published Illustrated Book