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
Phoebe and the Prince (1969)
Phoebe meets a flea who has dined on royalty.
Pleasant Fieldmouse’s Valentine Trick (1977)
Pleasant Fieldmouse tricks his quarrelsome neighbors into joining in a Valentine’s Day party.
Read online at archive.org.
Plenty of Fish (1960)
An informative look at keeping pet fish.
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Polly’s Tiger (1974)
Polly’s imaginary tiger friend helps her feel at home in a new town.
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Pony in the Schoolhouse (1964)
When the children are stranded in the schoolhouse by a blizzard, they bring Star inside as well to keep him from freezing.
Rainy Day Kate (1987)
Written in verse, this is the story of a boy who makes up an imaginary friend to play with when Kate can’t come.
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Rare Treasures from Grimm: Fifteen Little-Known Tales (1981)
A selection of lesser known tales from the brothers Grimm.
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Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Riddle Road: Puzzles in Poems and Pictures (1999)
A collection of riddles.
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Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland (1952)
An illustrated guide to the Scandinavian countries.
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Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude (2004)
To find your position at sea easily you need a very accurate clock. This book tells the story of the development of just such a clock.
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Seasons (2001)
A collection of original poems on the seasons.
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See What I Found (1962)
Children’s ideas about things they have found often show great imagination.
Self-Portrait: Erik Blegvad (1976)
This is an autobiography of the famous children’s book illustrator.
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Someone New (1978)
A young boy realizes he is growing up.
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A Sound of Leaves (1996)
Sylvie and her family spend a week at the beach.
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Superstitious? Here’s Why! (1954)
Common superstitions and how they originated.
Read online at achive.org.
Claudia de Lys
The Swineherd (1958)
The emperor’s daughter does not appreciate the neighboring prince or his gifts, but she will kiss the swineherd.
The Three Little Pigs (1980)
The three pigs set out into the world again, a world inhabited by ravenous wolves.
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A Time to Recall: The Delights of a Maine Childhood (1963)
The author describes her childhood growing up in Maine at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Twelve Tales (1994)
A varied selection of classics and lesser-known tales by the Danish master.