Saturday, December 26, 2009
Henstra, Friso
Born September 2, 1928 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Received awards for his illustrations in The Silver Whistle, The Round Sultan, Petronella, Mighty Mizzling mouse, and Forgetful Fred.
Studied drawing and sculpting at the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam
Published in the magazine Mandril.
1957 1963 Created Olidin, with W. Schippers for the magazine Olidin.
1957 Wij en Het Water - Elsevierby, Amsterdam - by H. J. Loorman
Drew the strip Florestan for magazine Haak In
1968 Taught at the Art Adacemy in Arnhem
1968 Illustrated De Koningskruistocht by Jay Williams
1969 The Practical Princess by Jay Williams
1969 School for Sillies by Jay Williams
1970 The Round Sultan and the Straight Answer by Barbara K. Walker
1970 Stupid Marco by Jay Williams
1971 The Silver Whistle by Jay Williams
1972 The Youngest Captain by Jay Williams
1972 Seven at One Blow by by Jay Williams
1973 Petronella by Jay Williams
1974 Forgetful Fred by Jay Williams
1975 The little spotted fish by Jane Yolen
1978 The Wicked Tricks of Tyl Uilenspiegel by Jay Williams
1978 Wait and See written and illustrated by Friso Henstra
llustrated book covers for Barbara Willard and the Multatuli portraits.
1979 Johnny Appleseed: a story about John Chapman by Herb Montgomery
1979 Space Cats by Steven Kroll
1983 Mighty Mizzling Mouse written and illustrated by Friso Henstra
1983 The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School by Lois Duncan
1984 Mighty Mizzling Mouse and the Red Cabbage House written and illustrated by Friso Henstra
1988 The Tsar & The Amazing Cow by J. Patrick Lewis
1989 The Tale of Caliph Stork retold by Lenny Hort from the tale by Wilhelm Hauff
1989 Pig and Bear by Vít Hořejš
1991 Why not? by Sylvia A. Hofsepian
1991 Pedro & the Padre: a tale from Jalisco, Mexico by Verna Aardema
1992 Cynthia and the Runaway Gazebo by Elsa Marston
1992 The future of Yen-tzu by Winifred Morris
1992 Gouden Penseel for Waarom Niet
1993 The Mouse Who Owned the Sun by Sally Derby
1993 The Last Snow of Winter by Tony Johnston
1995 Sophie the Circus Princess (Jag Möter en Cirkusprincessa) by Stig Claesson (translated by Susanna Stevens)
December 15, 2005 to February 24, 2006 Dutch Treats: Contemporary Illustration from the Netherlands - The UBS Art Gallery, NYC
March 28 to June 25, 2006
Dutch Treats: Contemporary Illustration from the Netherlands - The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
From This Week in New York: DUTCH TREATS, The UBS Art Gallery
1285 Sixth Ave. between 51st & 52nd Sts.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am — 6:00 pm
Through February 24
Admission: free
212-713-2885
http://www.ubs.com/1/e/about/sponsor/culture/ubs_art_gallery/dutch_treats.html
This delightful show takes a look at the charming work of thirteen children’s book illustrators from the Netherlands, organized by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts. Using simple lines and spare use of color, Dick Bruna places his beloved rabbit, Miffy, in a museum, checking out a Mondrian painting. Fiep Westendorp’s silhouetted Jip and Janneke are about to be pummeled by a huge wave from THE BEACH. Max Velthuijs’s Frog, Duck, Hare, and Pig frolic in a lush green landscape. Friso Henstra’s funny, frantic characters from MIGHTY MIZZLING MOUSE are part Monty Python, part Maurice Sendak, part YELLOW SUBMARINE. Jan Jutte draws a crudely smiling sun hovering over a sleeping elephant in GET UP! Ceseli Josephus Jitta’s GRANDFATHER’S DIAMOND is Hopper-esque, injecting a bit of realism into the cartoon world. Hans de Beer adds an endearingly scary quality to ALEXANDER THE GREAT in "Whenever the cat mother slept..." Thé Tjong-Khing’s LITTLE SOPHIE AND LANKY FLOP is gothically Gorey-esque, while "Nuns and children in the dormitory," from THE BOYS’ MARVELLOUS JOURNEY, is no walk in the park for these kids. The main character in Annemarie van Haeringen’s THE PRINCESS WITH THE LONG HAIR sits in a colorful Robert Smithson-like red landscape. Philip Hopman fills such illustrations as "Table be covered" from ALL GRIMM’S FAIRYTALES with bright colors and lots of detail. There are also pieces by Sylvia Weve, Yvonee Jagtenberg, and Dieter and Ingrid Schubert and five framed posters from exhibits held at the Eric Carle Museum. Be sure to pick up the excellent accompanying pamphlet, which includes an artist’s statement and full-color page from each illustrator. (I WANT THIS!)
University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections
Sources:
lambiek.net
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Cookie Tree



1967 Parents' Magazine Press, New York
LCCCN: AC 67-0357
Unpaginated (41 Pages)
Illustrated hard cover. Color illustrations throughout.
12/13/07
The Cookie Tree is all about taking life at face value. Don't sweat the small stuff. Enjoy the gifts you receive and don't second guess everything. It is about eating the cookies because cookies are for EATING!
A cookie tree appears in the center of town. The kids want to eat the cookies but the adults come up with one reason after another for why the tree has appeared -- none good. Finally the kids just run out and eat the cookies. Then the tree disappears. Because the cookies were for eating! Imagine that!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Jerry Smath

Jerry Smath
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Up Goes Mr. Downs

written and illustrated by Jerry Smath| What do you think? |
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
National Geographic School Bulletin




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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Denman (Denny) Hampson
1961 - (Author/Illustrator) What is That?
1962 - (Illustrator) Advanced Skills in Reading by Joseph C. Gainsburg
1963 - (Illustrator) The King Who Could Not Smile - a story with a moral by Hazel M. Hohn
1963 - (Illustrator) Your Family Tree by Jean Komaiko and Kate Rosenthal
1964 - (Illustrator) Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule
1965 - (Illustrator) Did You Ever? by Doris Herold Lund
1967 - (Illustrator) Games to Play with the Very Young by Polly Berrien Berends
1971 - (Illustrator) The Alphabet Book
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Never Tease a Weasel
Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule
Illustrated by Denman Hampson1964 Parents' Magazine Press
LCCCN: 64-12353
Unpaginated (42 pages)
"You could make a collie jolly
With a gay crocheted cravat;
Or make a possum blossom
In an Easter Sunday hat.
But never tease a weasel,
Not even once or twice.
A weasel will not like it
And teasing isn't nice!"
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Lenny Hort
School Teacher
1987 Retold by - The Boy Who Held Back the Sea - Paintings by Thomas Locker
1989 Translated from the German - The Tale of the Unicorn by Otfried Preussler - Pictures by Gennady Spirin
1989 Translated by - Luthier de Venise or Voice of the Wood by Claude Clément - Paintings by Frédéric Clément
1989 Retold by - The Tale of Caliph Stork from the tale by Wilhelm Hauff - Pictures by Friso Henstra
1990 Retold by - The Fool and the Fish: A Tale from Russia by Alexander Nikolayevich Afansyev - Paintings by Gennady Spirin
1990 Translated by - Zottels Hundeleben or Shaggy by Marcus Pfister
1991 Author - How Many Starts in the Sky? Paintings by James E. Ransome
1991 Translated by - Eichhorn und das Nashörnchen or The Big Squirrel and the Little Rhynoceros by Mischa Damjan - Illustrated by Hans de beer
1995 Retold by - Goatherd and the Shepherdess: a Tale from Ancient Greece Pictures by Lloyd Bloom
2000 Author - Tie Your Socks and Clap Your Feed: Mised Up Poems Illustrated by Stephen Kroninger
2000 Author - Treasure Hunts! Treasure Hunts! Treasure Hunts! Illustratd by Cary Pillo
2000 Author - The Seals on the Bus Illustrated by Brian Karas
2002 Author - We're Going on a Safari Concept and Pictures by Tom Arma
2003 Adapted by - The Wedding Dress Mess by Beatrice Masini - Illustrated by Anna Laura
2003 Author - We're Going on a Treasure Hunt Concept and Pictures by Tom Arma
2005 Author - George Washington
2006 Co-Author with Laaren Brown - Nelson Mandela
2006 Author - Did Dinosaurs Eat Pizza? Mysteries Science Hasn't Solved Illustrated by John O'Brien
2007 co-Retold with Laaren Brown - Children's Illustrated Jewish Bible Illustrated by Eric Thomas
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Tale of Caliph Stork


The Tale of Caliph Stork by Lenny Hort
Pictures by Friso Henstra
Dial Books for Young Readers - A Division of Penquin Books USA, Inc., 1989.
First edition
ISBN: 9780803705258.
Glossy pictorial boards Bright red end pages.
Retold from "Die Geschichte von Kaliph Storch" in the German author Wilhelm Hauff's book 'The Caravan'.
"When the Caliph of Baghdad finds himself trapped in the body of a stork, only the evil sorcerer with designs on his throne knows the magic word that will restore the Caliph to his human form."
Beautiful, full color, ink and watercolor art on each page.
32 pp.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Keats, Ezra Jack

Ezra Jack Keats
Jacob Ezra Katz
Born: March 11, 1916
Died: May 6, 1983 (heart attack)
1937 - Works Progress Administration - Mural Painter
1942 - Fawcett Publications - Illustrates backgrounds for the Captain Marvel comic strip
1943 - United States Air Corp - designed camo patterns
1945 - Honorable Discharge from US Air Corp
1947 - Legally changed name to Ezra Jack Keats
1954 - Illustrator: Jubilant for Sure by Elisabeth Hubbard Lansing
1957 - Illustrator: Danny Dunn on A Desert Island by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin
1958 - Illustrator: Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin
1960 - Illustrator: My Dog is Lost - by Ezra Jack Keats
1962 - Illustrator: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1963 - Caldecott Medal for The Snowy Day
1964 - Illustrator: Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1967 - Illustrator: Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1968 - Illustrator: A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1969 - Illustrator: Goggles! by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1970 - Illustrator: Hi Cat! by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
1972 - Illustrator: Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter Book)
Sources:
University of Southern Mississippi
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
Professor Bullfinch goes off to attend a scientific conference and leaves Danny
in charge of his new miniature automatic computer called Miniac. Danny
calls it a midget giant brain and suddenly comes up with an idea. Could he
program Minny to help him do his homework faster? Soon, Irene and Joe
are in on the secret and the three friends are busy feeding information from
their school books into Minny, the mechanical brain. All goes
well until their old enemy, Snitcher, starts spying on them -- and decides to
try his hand at sabbotage!
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island

An Archway Paperback: Pocket Books: Simon and Schuster, 1979
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Forgetful Fred
1974 Parents' Magazine Press
Pictorial Hardcover - 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
34 Pages
ISBN 0-8193-0719-X
Forgetful Fred's absent-mindedness causes problems during his search for the Bitter Fruit of Satisfaction for his master, the richest man in the world.


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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Why Not?


Why Not? by Sylvia A. Hofsepian
Illustrated by Friso Henstra
Unpaginated
1991 Four Winds Press (Macmillan Publishing Company)
First American Edition (First Printing)
ISBN: 0027439801
LCCN: 89039333
Pen and ink illustrations
A wonderful story of how cats and their independent ways bring together two lonely people.
This story is nice for kids but seems even more geared toward an older crowd (say over 60). The two cats in this story are spot-on. Every feline owner will recognize them.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Mitsuhashi, Yoko (Sun)
Yoko Mitsuhashi (Sun)| What do you think? |
Shivkumar, K.
1965 - Stories from Panchatantra
(Vol. 1 illustrated by Pulak Biswas; v. 2 retold by Shivkumar and illustrated by Reboti Bhusan; v. 3 retold by Shivkumar and illustrated by Debabrata Mukerji)1965 - Begger King
1965 - Man of an Ass - Illustrated by P. S. Rau
1965 - A Woman's Wit; a Kerala Folk Tale
1966 - Four Brothers
1970 - The King's Choice; a Folk Tale from India - Illustrated by Yoko Mitsuhashi
1984 - A Woman's Wit; a Kerala Folk Tale (Revised English Edition)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
The King's Choice

Retold by K. Shivkumar
Illustrated by Yoko Mitsuhashi
Parents' Magazine Press
Text Copyright - 1961 by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, India
Illustrations Copyright - 1971 by Yoko Mitsuhashi
40 Pages
ISBN: 0819303658
LCCCN: 7681195
Printed in the United States of America
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- JD
- I loved books as a child and accumulatd quite a library. Spent the last ten years trying to make a business from my hobby and lost the passion. Now I sell a few books to buy new ones and am very happy and excited about my books again!






