Logging you in...
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 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.
Author(s):
O. Henry
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Girls From Esquire (1952)
Anthology of stories and cartoon published in Esquire magazine.
Author(s):
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Et al
The Good-Byes of Magnus Marmalade (1966)
Magnus lets his true feelings flow in poetry.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Doris Orgel
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Great Hamster Hunt (1969)
Nicholas takes care of his friend’s pet, and finds himself a hamster.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Greenwillow (1957)
A pastoral romance, in which the hero has vowed to never marry that he may end a family curse.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Beatrice Joy Chute
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Hans Christian Andersen from an Artist’s Point of View (1988)
Erik Blegvad delivered this lecture at the Library of Congress on illustrating Hans Christian Andersen.
Author(s):
Erik Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Various
Happy Birthday! (1964)
What shall I do on my birthday?
Author(s):
Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark and other Rhymes about Dogs (1976)
A collection of nursery rhymes about dogs.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Having a Friend (1959)
First you don’t have a friend, then you do.
Author(s):
Betty Miles
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear (1998)
Mary prepares for winter as her husband naps in his study.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
I Like to Be Little (1987)
A little girl who likes being little.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
I’m Hiding (1961)
A little girl lists all the ways she can hide.
Author(s):
Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
I’m Waiting (1966)
A young girls thinks of her day as a time of waiting.
Author(s):
Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Jack Mack (1960)
A collection of tongue-twisters.
Author(s):
Robert Paul Smith
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Journey to Christmas (1958)
At Christmas, strangers set aside their own troubles to help each other.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Beatrice Joy Chute
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Journey to England (1961)
Brosus and Margita set out from Sweden to search for their mother who has gone to work in England. Erik Blegvad did the dust jacket only.
Author(s):
Edith Unnerstad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Ulla Sundin-Wickman
Kitty and Mr. Kipling: Neighbors in Vermont (2005)
When the famous Anglo Indian author and poet married an American bride, he spent several years living in Vermont.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lenore Blegvad
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Last of the Wizards (1961)
Peter thinks he has outsmarted the old wizard when he uses his three wishes to wish for more wishes, but has he?
Author(s):
Rona Jaffe
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Late Spring (1957)
A robin returning from Florida, finds he has arrived before spring.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jean Fritz
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad