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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
Conscience Pudding (1970)
In this adventure from The New Treasure Seekers, the Bastable children attempt to liven up their Christmas celebration.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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.
Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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.
Author(s):
William Allingham
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Doll House Caper (1975)
The inhabitants of the Doll House plan how to manage when their humans grow tired of them.
Author(s):
Jean S. O’Connell
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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.
Author(s):
Miska Miles
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Elephi (1962)
The author tells us about her cat’s many accomplishments.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Stafford
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Felice Holman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Elisabeth the Bird Watcher (1963)
Elisabeth learns more about our feathered friends.
Author(s):
Felice Holman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Elisabeth the Treasure Hunter (1964)
Elisabeth helps her father solve a series of riddles that lead to a buried treasure.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Felice Holman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Emily’s Autumn (1969)
Emily tells her corn husk doll about her summer on grandmother’s farm.
Author(s):
Janice May Udry
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Emperor’s New Clothes (1959)
The tale of a gullible emperor, two persuasive rascals and a little boy who knew what he saw.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Fairy Tales (2000)
Seven familiar tales by Andersen including The Princess and the Pea, and The Tinderbox.
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s):
John Miles
The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace (1971)
When the Finches move into Number Seven Pride Street, they discover something in the cellar.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roger Wolcott Drury
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
First Friends (2000)
Toddlers make their first friends.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Five in the Forest (1974)
Armida discovers a family of rabbits and their hoard of beautiful eggs.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Five Pennies (1964)
Five pennies can buy a lot, even a puppy.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Barbara Johnes Brenner
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Fledgling (1980)
Georgie, a young girl, discovers she can fly.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Flivver the Heroic Horse (1958)
An artist, a talking horse and a beached scow revitalize a seaside town.
Author(s):
Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Fragile Flag (1984)
Georgie is now nine years old and leading a protest march on Washington calling for nuclear disarmament.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Carol Kendall
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad