Robert Lawson
(Robert (Rob, Robin) Ripley Lawson)
(1892 - 1957)
Robert Lawson was an American author and illustrator. He is considered one of the finest creators of children’s books of his time. Lawson was the first to receive both of the top two American prizes in this field: the Caldecott Medal for They Were Strong and Good (1940), and the Newbery Medal for Rabbit Hill (1945).
Bibliography
Greylock and the Robins (1946)
Greylock has his eye on Robin Junior as a mid-morning snack, but Mrs. Robin is a match for him.
This is one of Robert Lawson’s few books in color. The trade edition repeats the dust jacket on the cover. The Junior Literary Guild has a library binding.
Read online at archive.org.
Haven’s End (1933)
This is the story of a New England town, a family - the Swales - and their home.
High Tension (1938)
Unable to find employment as an engineer during the Great Depression, Haines worked nights as an electric lineman on a railroad. That experience was the basis for his first two books, Slim and this book (High Tension).
Read online at archive.org.
The House of Usher (1930)
An etching illustrating The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe.
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1933)
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man comes to town with his monkey and soon all the children have left school to hear his music. Before they know it the entire town is dancing until they can’t stand anymore and the day ends in a town picnic.
Written by the author of The Velveteen Rabbit. Robert Lawson did the pictures.
I Discover Columbus (1941)
Aurelio the parrot tells the real story of what happened when Columbus met Isabella in 1492.
Read online at archive.org.
I Hear America Singing (1937)
This is a collection of poems about cowboys, and trains, trappers and sawyers from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Northwoods to the Gulf.
The dark blue library binding is the JLG edition. The grey binding is the trade binding.
Illustrators of Children’s Books: 1744-1945 (1947)
Essays on children’s book illustrators along with extensive bibliographies.
Read online at archive.org.
Bertha E. Mahony
May Massee
Lynd Ward
Et al
Lynd Ward
Et al
In Secret Service (1937)
Orphaned Leone, goddaughter of Napoleon becomes the Emperor’s ward and goes to live at court. In Jean Rosmer’s novel, Leone helps foil a Royalist plot against Napoleon.
Just for Fun (1940)
The master illustrator brings new life to a collection of 13 traditional fairy tales and poems.
The Little Woman Wanted Noise (1943)
The little woman moved to the country, but she couldn’t rest and she had no peace of mind because it was so quiet. This story tells how she set about changing that. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
Man and His World (1958)
Stories and poems about the natural world for older readers.
Rachel Field
Hamlin Garland
Rudyard Kipling
Carl Sandburg
Et al
Ezra Jack Keats
Robert Lawson
Maurice Sendak
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Mathematics for Success (1952)
Lucky highschoolers in the 1950’s got to study mathematics out of a textbook illustrated by Robert Lawson.
McWhinney’s Jaunt (1951)
Professor Ambrose Augustus McWhinney invents a powerful lifting gas with which he fills the tires of his bicycle and sets out on a cross country bicycle tour.
Read online at archive.org.
Miranda is a Princess (1937)
Miranda is a princess of Catalonia. In this fantasy, the Catalonians send the army of Castile packing, thanks to the puppet master Papa ‘Tero.
Moonshine (1916)
Illustration to a poem. Read online at Hathitrust.
The Mountain Mist (1917)
Illustration to a poem. Read online at Hathitrust.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins (1938)
When Mr. Popper unexpectedly becomes the proprietor of a troupe of penguins, he takes them on the road to make ends meet.
Read online at archive.org.
Richard Atwater
Mr. Revere and I (1953)
The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade. This limited-edition binding is a darker blue. The illustration on the box is not in the book. Included is a set of eight plates, suitable for framing. Note that the mark on Scheherazade's right flank is a scar, not a defect in the printing plate.
Read online at archive.org.
Mr. Revere and I (1953)
The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade.
The first edition binding is light brown, by the second printing it is blue. Note that the mark on Scheherazade's right flank is a scar, not a defect in the printing plate.
Read online at Internet Archive.