Erik Blegvad
(1923 - 2014)
Erik Blegvad was born in Denmark and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Copenhagen. Mr. Blegvad has illustrated more than one hundred children’s books, including Twelve Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Riddle Road by Elizabeth Spires, Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear! by N. M. Bodecker, and Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden.
Erik and his wife Lenore Blegvad divided their time between England, France, and Wardsboro, Vermont.
Memorials were posted at: http://memories-of-erik.tumblr.com/?et_mid=659874&...
Bibliography
The Diamond in the Window (1962)
Following the clues scratched on a window in their attic Eleanor and Eddy embark on a series of adventures across time and space.
Read online at archive.org.
The Dirty Old Man: A Lay of Leadenhall (1965)
A poem about a reclusive hardware store owner who may have served as a model for Great Expectations.
The Doll House Caper (1975)
The inhabitants of the Doll House plan how to manage when their humans grow tired of them.
Dusty and the Fiddlers (1962)
Dusty invites a family of itinerant fiddlers to perform in his family’s barn, and incidentally helps end a neighborly quarrel.
Elephi (1962)
The author tells us about her cat’s many accomplishments.
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Elisabeth and the Marsh Mystery (1957)
Elisabeth and her friends are determined to find out what is making a mysterious noise in the neighboring marsh.
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Elisabeth the Bird Watcher (1963)
Elisabeth learns more about our feathered friends.
Elisabeth the Treasure Hunter (1964)
Elisabeth helps her father solve a series of riddles that lead to a buried treasure.
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Emily’s Autumn (1969)
Emily tells her corn husk doll about her summer on grandmother’s farm.
The Emperor’s New Clothes (1959)
The tale of a gullible emperor, two persuasive rascals and a little boy who knew what he saw.
Fairy Tales (2000)
Seven familiar tales by Andersen including The Princess and the Pea, and The Tinderbox.
The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace (1971)
When the Finches move into Number Seven Pride Street, they discover something in the cellar.
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First Friends (2000)
Toddlers make their first friends.
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The Five in the Forest (1974)
Armida discovers a family of rabbits and their hoard of beautiful eggs.
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The Five Pennies (1964)
Five pennies can buy a lot, even a puppy.
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The Fledgling (1980)
Georgie, a young girl, discovers she can fly.
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Flivver the Heroic Horse (1958)
An artist, a talking horse and a beached scow revitalize a seaside town.
The Fragile Flag (1984)
Georgie is now nine years old and leading a protest march on Washington calling for nuclear disarmament.
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The Gammage Cup (1959)
A light on the mountain brings conflict to the Land Between the Mountains, and the only Minnipins who stand in the breach are a band of outcasts.
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The Gift of the Magi (1972)
O. Henry’s classic tale of a husband and wife who sacrifice their prize possession to give each other Christmas gifts.