Bernard Waber, the creator of Ira Sleeps Over and Lyle the Crocodile, died on May 16. He was 91 years old. In 2010, after more than a decade, Waber brought back Lyle the Crocodile in Lyle Walks the Dogs. Waber, who had suffered from macular degeneration (which made it hard for him to see details), partnered with the person to whom he dedicated his first book starring the famous green hero, The House on East 88th Street (1961)--his daughter, Paulis Waber. This photo of father and daughter appears courtesy of Scott Magoon, who designed the book for Houghton Mifflin. To Lyle's many fans, the spirit of Bernard Waber will forever live on East 88th Street in New York City.
