Seven at One Blow

It all began with a pot of jam . . .

by Jay Williams
Pictures by Friso Henstra

1972 Parents' Magazine Press
ISBN: Trade: 0819305650   Library: 0819305669
LCCCN: 74174607
38 pages (unpaginated)


A fun retelling of a Brother's Grimm fairy tale.

Pipkin the Taylor kills seven flies in one blow. He is so proud of himself that he stitches up a nice belt that reads, "Seven at One Blow" then sets out to seek his fortune.

When he enters the first town on his adventure the people see his belt and assume great things about him. He is sent out to defeat a giant and using his wits, sends the giant packing. Pipkin's fortunes and adventures increase as he enters each town. He even gets the girl. And it all started because of the jam . . .

Friso Henstra and Jay Williams team up again to create a potent lesson in self-confidence and the power of suggestion!

The Youngest Captain

by Jay Williams
Illustrated by Friso Henstra

1972 Parents' Magazine Press
ISBN: 0819305944
ISBN: 0819305952 (Library Binding)

Pim wants to captain the family boat - Little Bull. But Pim's parents do not think he is ready. Pim sets out to find a lake, a boat and even some passengers. He travels the world seeing wonderful sites such as friendly, waving lions and angry ice people. He even saves the passengers after a mighty storm. When Pim returns home his parents see he his quick, strong and knows about boats - they let him be the captain!

This is a charming story of the Netherlands, the power of imagination and a happy family.

Friso Henstra's illustrations bring his home country to life.

Lincoln: A Big Man

Lincoln: A Big Man
by Helen Kay
Illustrated by Arthur Polonsky
1958 Hastings House
LCCCN: 58-6292


An excellent example of why this blog is so unfocused! 


I do not collect non-fiction, I have no interest Lincolnania,  and my collecting years are 60's, 70's and 80's . . . but here I am, posting about a non-fiction (if not embellished), biography about Abraham Lincoln from 1958!


The writing in this book is Pollyannaish and  contrived. I can remember writing book reports from these types of biographies. Skimming through to find just enough "facts" to make it look like I read the book. Ugh! 


Admittedly, the illustrations are equally one-sided in their obvious devotion to this historical figure but where the author failed, the illustrator drew me in.


The kind eyes, the whimsical situations, the craggy face; I want to know more about the person in these illustrations. Isn't that the point of children's illustrations? To make me want to know more? To be enchanted? Maybe I'm not so far off focus after all.

Williams, Jay; Delving, Michael

Jay Williams/ Michael Delving (Lord of the Rings fan??)
Born May 31, 1914 in Buffalo, NY
Married June 3, 1941: Barbara Girdansky
Two Children: Christopher and Victoria
Lived in West Redding, Connecticut
Died July 12, 1978 (Heart Attack) London

Art Students League
Author: Fiction and Non-Fiction

Several years in show business as an entertainer and stage manager were followed by four years as an assistant press agent for the group Theater and then service with the 65th Infantry Division.

1932 - 1933 - University of Pennsylvania
1934 - Columbia University
1940 - By Rocket to the Moon [sound recording-78 rpm; 10 in] - music composed Raymond Scott
1948 - Chisholm Trail [sound recording-78 rpm; 10 in]
1953 - Little Fugitive (movie) - as "Jay the Pony Ride man"
1956 - Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1956 - A Change of Climate - a more or less aimless and amiable account of various journeys and encounters abroad. Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
1957 - Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1958 - Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (with Raymond Abrashkin)(1961-Young Readers Choice Award)
1959 - Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (with Raymond Abrashkin)
1959 - The Battle for the Atlantic Maps by Richard Edes Harrison.
1959 - Soloman and Sheba
1960 - Medusa's Head illustrated by Steele Savage
1960 - Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (with Raymond Abrashkin)(1963-Young Readers Choice Award)
1961 - Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1962 - Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1963 - Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1965 - Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1965 - The Cookie Tree illustrated by Blake Hampton
1965 - The Question Box illustrated by Margo Zemmach
1966 - Philbert the Fearful illustrated by Ib Ohlsson
1967 - Danny Dunn and the Voice from Space (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1968 - The King with Six Friends illustrated by Imero Gobbato
1968 - To Catch a Bird illustrations by Jo Polseno
1969 - Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1969 - The Good-for-Nothing Prince illustrated by Imero Gobbato
1969 - The Practical Princess illustrated by Friso Henstra (Golden Apple Award)
1970 - A Box Full of Infinity pictures by Robin Lawrie.
1971 - Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin) illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian
1971 - The Silver Whistle illustrated by Friso Henstra (selected one of the Fifty Best Books of the Year by the American Institute of Graphics Arts)
1971 - A Present from a Bird
1972 - The Youngest Captain Illustrated by Friso Henstra
1972 - Seven at One Blow Illustrated by Friso Henstra
1974 - Danny Dunn and the Invisible Boy (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1974 - A Bag Full of Nothing illustrated by Tom O'Sullivan
1974 - Forgetful Fred illustrated by Friso Henstra
1975 - Danny Dunn, Scientific Detective (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1976 - The Burglar Next Door - illustrated by DeAnne Hollinger
1977 - Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (idea conceived by Raymond Abrashkin)
1979 - The City Witch and the Country Witch - pictures by Ed Renfro
1980 - The Water of Life illustrated by Lucinda McQueen


Sources:
Internet Book List
IMDB
Wikipedia
Library of Congress Online Catalog
BookLoversDen.com

Utopia Robot

Check out my Christmas Present!

This cool guy is made from an old mass market copy of St. Thomas More's Utopia.

I love the "secret" compartment and the yogi feel of the robot's pose.

Never throw away a book - some creative soul can transform it into art. 

Henstra, Friso

Friso Henstra
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, 2006
Admission: free
212-713-2885

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

Imero Gobbato's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mr. Gobbato!

The Cookie Tree

12/18/09

UPDATE: Just scored an EVEN NICER copy of this awesome book! The brightest boards I've ever seen on an old Parents' Magazine Press book. I've got both books listed but hope they never sell ;-)

My next purchase will be a nice looking edition with a dust jacket and cloth boards I found on Biblio (note to family - this is a hint!)

Happy Holidays!

The Cookie Tree by Jay Williams, Illustrated by Blake Hampton
1967 Parents' Magazine Press, New York
LCCCN: AC 67-0357
Unpaginated (41 Pages)
Illustrated hard cover. Color illustrations throughout.

12/13/07

This is one of my latest acquisitions and I'm SO excited. I checked this book out of the school library so many times they should have given it to me!

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!

Jerry Smath

Jerry Smath

Croton-on-Hudson, New York

"Wrote his first story when he was seven years old." (Scholastic)

1961 Illustration: Children's Digest "How Do We Know?"

1975 Illustrator: Alcohol and You by Essie E. Lee and Elaine Israel

1979 Author/Illustrator: But No Elephants

1980 Author/Illustrator: The Housekeeper's Dog

1981 Illustrator: The Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1982 Illustrator: Get Well, Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1982 Illustrator: Clown-Arounds Have a Party by Joanna Cole

1983 Illustrator: Clown-Arounds Go On Vacation by Joanna Cole

1984 Author/Illustrator: Up Goes Mr. Downs

1984 Author/Illustrator: Elephant Goes to School

1985 Illustrator: Sweet Dreams, Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1987 Author/Illustrator: Leon's Prize

1988 Illustrator: Perfect Percy by Bonnie Pryor

1990 Illustrator: Smallest Elf by Annie Ingle

1990 Author/Illustrator: Peek-a-Bug

1990 Illustrator: One Windy Day by Jane Caraway

1991 Co-Author/Illustrator: The Wheels on the Bus also by Brenda Jackson and Ronald L. McDonald

1991 Illustrator: Seven Little Hippos by Mike Thaler

1991 Illustrator: Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore

1992 Illustrator: Elves and the Shoemaker by Eric Suben

1992 Author/Illustrator: Helicopters

1992 Illustrator: Little Tune and the Misplaced Sounds by Dorothy Baustian Chapman

1992 Illustrator: Let's Go to the Farm! by Lynn Offerman

1992 Illustrator: Who's Who at the Zoo? by Lynn Offerman

1992 Illustrator: Playground Peek-a-Boo! by Lynn Offerman

1992 Author/Illustrator: Jumbo Jet

1992 Illustrator: Hide-and-Seek Around the House by Lynn Offerman

1992 Author/Illustrator: Space Shuttle

1992 Author/Illustrator: Housekeeper's Dog

1992 Author/Illustrator: But No Elephants

1993 Illustrator: Double-Header by Gale Herman

1993 Illustrator: Sweet Dreams, Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1993 Author/Illustrator: Elephant Goes to School

1993 Author/Illustrator: Hat So Simple

1993 Illustrator: Big Golden Book of Riddles, Jokes, Giggles and Rhymes Selected by Linda Williams Aber

1993 Illustrator: Sing a Whale Song story and songs by Tom Chapin and John Forster

1993 Author/Illustrator: Up Goes Mr. Downs

1993 Illustrator: Get Well, Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1993 Illustrator: My Christmas County Book by Lee Hansen

1994 Illustrator: Never Mail and Elephant by Mike Thaler

1994 Illustrator: Clown-Arounds by Joanna Cole

1994 Illustrator: The Country Mouse and The City Mouse:"Christmas is Where the Heart is" by Maxine P. Fisher

1994 Author/Illustrator: Mystery at Camp Crump

1994 Author/Illustrator: Investigator in New Ghouls on the Block

1994 Illustrator: Someone is Hiding: a Lift-the-Flap Counting Game by Dayle Ann Dodds

1994 Illustrator: The Nutcracker

1994 Illustrator: Uses for Mooses and Other Popular Pets by Mike Thaler

1995 Author/Illustrator: Investigator in Classroom Capers

1995 Author/Illustrator: Eloise Elephant

1995 Author/Illustrator: Agnes Mouse

1995 Author/Illustrator: Santa Claus

1995 Illustrator: Three Little Kittens

1995 Illustrator: Thumbelina

1995 Illustrator: The Frog Prince

1995 Author/Illustrator: Baker Bunny

1995 Illustrator: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

1995 Author/Illustrator: Leopold Frog

1995 Author/Illustrator: Mrs. Claus

1995 Illustrator: Clown-Arounds Have a Party by Joanna Cole

1996 Illustrator: Never Give a Fish an Umbrella and Other Silly Presents by Mike Thaler

1996 Illustrator: Don't Wake the Baby! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

1996 Illustrator: Princess Lost Her Locket by Jennifer Dussling

1997 Illustrator: Fly Trap by Dina Anastasio

1997 Illustrator: Please and Thank You by Barbara Shook Hazen

1998 Author/Illustrator: Yum, Yum, All Done

1998 Illustrator: Magic Carpet Ride by Jennifer Dussling

1998 Illustrator: The Nutcracker adapted by Schuyler M. Bul

1998 Author/Illustrator: Night-Night Sleep Tight

1999 Author/Illustrator: Yes, Yes, Get Dressed

1999 Illustrator: The Magic Carousel

1999 Illustrator: Secret Valentine by Johanna Maron

2000 Illustrator: The Story of Jesus by Jane Werner Watson

2000 Illustrator: A Day with May by Nat Gabriel

2000 Illustrator: Cinderella adapted by Sonali Fry

2000 Illustrator: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs by Catherine Daly

2000 Adaption/Illustrator: Animals' Christmas Carol (adapted from Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol")

2000 Illustrator: Lights Out! by Lucille Recht Penner

2001 Illustrator: Keep Your Distance! by Gail Herman

2001 Illustrator: Math Fair Blues by sue Kassirer

2001 Illustrator: Glittering Galaxies: a Trip Through the Stars! by Tui Sutherland

2001 Illustrator: Halloween Parade by Monique Z. Stephens

2001 Illustrator: Princess Buttercup: A Flower Princess Story by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

2002 Illustrator: "X" Marks the Spot! by Lucille Recht Penner

2002 Author/Illustrator: Wee Witches' Halloween

2002 Illustrator: Five Little Ghosts by William Boniface

2002 Illustrator: Five Little Pumpkins by William Boniface

2002 Author/Illustrator: Long Ago in Bethlehem

2003 Author/Illustrator: Kitty Goes to School

2003 Illustrator: Almost Invisible Irene by Daphne Skinner

2003 Author/Illustrator: I Like Pumpkins

2003 Illustrator: Buried in the Backyard by Gail Herman

2003 Author/Illustrator: The Best Easter Eggs Ever!

2003 Illustrator: All Aboard Reading Station Stop 1: Girls will be Girls(Compilation)

2004 Illustrator: My Brother, The Knight by Laura Driscoll

2004 Illustrator: Spiders, Bats, and Pumpkin Eaters: Halloween Fun with Mother Goose

2004 Illustrator: Butterfly Fever by Lori Haskins

2004 Illustrator: What Daddy Loves by Sue Kassirer

2005 Illustrator: Mac and the Messmaker by Iris Hudson

2005 Illustrator: No Rules for Rex! by Daisy Alberto

2005 Author/Illustrator: Once There Was a Christmas Tree

2006 Illustrator: Secret of the Circle-K Cave by Anna Jane Hays

2006 Illustrator: Palapalooza by Daphne Skinner

2007 Author/Illustrator: Sammy Salami

2007 Illustrator: All Aboard! by Daphne Skinner

2007 Illustrator: The Story of Jesus by Jane Werner Watson

2007 Illustrator: Apaguen Las Luces/Lights Out! by Lucille Recht Penner

2008 Illustrator: Ghost Town Mystery by Kirsten Larsen

2008 Illustrator: Enterrado En El Jardin (Buried in the Backyard) by Gail Herman

2009 Illustrator: The Messiest Room on the Planet by Monica Kulling and Nan Walker

2009 Illustrator: Little Golden Book Inspirational Favorites (The Story of Jesus by Jane Werner Watson; illustrated by Jerry Smath-- A Blessing from Above by Patti Henderson; illustrated by Liz Edge -- My Little Golden Book About God by Jane Werner Watson; illustrated by Eloise Wilkin)

2009 Illustrator: The Miracles of Jesus retold by Pamela Broughton and Diane Muldrow

2010 Illustrator: The Taming of Lola the Shrew by Ellen Weiss

2010 Illustrator: Bible Stories of Boys and Girls by Christin Ditchfield

Up Goes Mr. Downs

written and illustrated by Jerry Smath

Pictured book:

1984 - Parents' Magazine Press

34 Pages

ISBN: 0836809793

LCCN: 84001199

First Edition:

1983 - G. Stevens - Milwaukee

48 Pages

ISBN: 0836809793

LCCN: 93013041

Mr. Downs, the balloon man, does not get much sleep one night. The next day he falls asleep at a parade. His puppy quiets the helium tank hose by putting it in Mr. Downs coat. Soon Mr. Downs and Willy the puppy are floating all over town. Everyone tries to get him down . . .

National Geographic School Bulletin

Do you remember reading these in school? We had no idea how beautiful the photography was.

The National Geographic Society (Washington, DC) published School Bulletins weekly (during the school year) from 1919 to 1975!

I can remember looking forward to School Bulletin day because it was such a welcome break from regular studies.

You can see more of these Bulletins at Biblio.com. I'll be listing about 20 more over the next few weeks.

Denman (Denny) Hampson

1960 - (Drawn by) Cooking Out-of-Doors - compiled by Alice Sanderson Rivoire and designed by Gloria Gentile
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

Never Tease a Weasel

Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule

Illustrated by Denman Hampson


1964 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!"

Happy Birthday Friso Henstra!

Happy Birthday Friso Henstra!


September 2, 1928

Lenny Hort

Mr. Hort lives in Fort Lee, NJ with his wife and three Daughters.
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

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.

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

1958 - Scholastic Book Services

ISBN: 0-671-44340-2

First Pocket Books printing March, 1979

(10 9 8 7 6 5 4)

An Archway Paperback publish by Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster division of Gulf & Western Corporation

by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin

llustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

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!

Danny Dunn on a Desert Island

Danny Dunn on a Desert Island

by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin

Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

An Archway Paperback: Pocket Books: Simon and Schuster, 1979

First edition thus

ISBN: 067129976X.

#15 in the Danny Dunn Series.

$1.75 Original Price

159 Pages

From back of book:

"Castaways! "I challenge you to a duel of deserts islands!" Dr. Grimes cries, when Professor Bullfinch accuses him of not being practical. He plans to go ashore on an uninhabited desert island, and Professor on another. After a month they will see who has survived the best! Danny and Joe soon get permission to join them and the four take off in the scientists' private plane. But they crash-land in the ocean and are REALLY marooned on an island -- off the coast of Peru! Danny has so much fun that he wants to stay, and "breaks" their short-wave radio so they can't signal for help. Then he finds the long arrow embedded in the tree -- a terrifying clue that someone else is on the island . . .

Mass Market Paperback. (#00001069)

Forgetful Fred

Forgetful Fred by Jay Williams Illustrated by Friso Henstra
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.