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Maud Petersham

Author,Illustrator

(1890 - 1971)

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Maud Fuller Petersham (August 5, 1890 – November 29, 1971) and Miska Petersham (September 20, 1888 – May 15, 1960) were American writers and illustrators who helped set the direction for illustrated children’s books as we know them today. The Petershams worked closely with such pioneering children’s book editors as Louise Seaman Bechtel and May Massee, and with such innovative printers as Charles Stringer and William Glaser. They worked as a seamless partnership for more than five decades. Both prolific and versatile, they produced illustrations for more than 120 trade and textbooks, anthologies, and picture books. Of the 50 books they both wrote and illustrated, many were recognized with important awards or critical acclaim. They are known for technical excellence, exuberant color, and the introduction of international folk and modernist themes.



Bibliography

Albanian Wonder Tales (1936)

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A collection of folk tales from Albania.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Post Wheeler
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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An American ABC (1941)

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Each letter has a large illustration and a patriotic essay.

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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America’s Stamps (1947)

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The stamps issued in the first hundred years of her existence are made the occasion for pictures and stories of history.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Ark of Father Noah and Mother Noah (1930)

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The story of the flood from Genesis.

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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As True as the Barnacle Tree (1939)

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A study of medicinal herbs. Frontispiece is by the Petershams.

Author(s): Anita M. Smith
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Anita M. Smith

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Auntie (1932)

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Celia Jane spends a year with her Auntie, then when she is grown up and has a son of her own Auntie comes to live with her.

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 2 (1957)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new and different illustrators.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Willy Ley
Various
Illustrator(s): Chesley Bonestell
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al

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Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)

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An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Margery Clark
Eleanor Estes
Joseph Jacobs
Et al
Illustrator(s): Don Freeman
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Maurice Sendak
Edward Shenton
Et al

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 7 (1958)

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A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Emma L. Brock
Brothers Grimm
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Et al
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry
Edward Shenton
Et al

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Best in Children’s Books Volume 8 (1958)

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A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.

Author(s): Thornton W. Burgess
Charles Perrault
Jonathan Swift
Et al
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Edward Shenton
Leonard Weisgard
Et al

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The Billy Bang Book (1927)

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A little boy and his wild animal friends have many adventures.

Author(s): Mabel Guinnip La Rue
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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A Bird in the Hand: Sayings From Poor Richard’s Almanac (1951)

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A collection of Ben Franklin’s most well known sayings.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Benjamin Franklin
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Box with Red Wheels: A Picture Book (1949)

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The barnyard animals are curious to find out what is in the box with red wheels.

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Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Boy Who Had No Heart (1955)

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A clown helps a selfish boy reform.

Author(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Broom Fairies and Other Stories (1922)

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A collection of eight new fairy tales. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Ethel May Gate
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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Children of Ancient Britain (1922)

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A reconstruction of how children lived in prehistoric Britain. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Louise Lamprey
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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