Berta Hader
(1890 - 1973)
Berta Hoerner Hader (August 1, 1890 – February 6, 1976) was born in San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico. She and her husband Elmer jointly illustrated more than 70 children’s books, about half of which they also wrote. They won the annual Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow (1948), recognizing the year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”.
Bibliography
Drawn Together … In Art … In Love … In Friendships (2016)
A dual biography of the author-illustrators.
Elmer Hader
Everyday Fun (1935)
An elementary school reader.
Elmer Hader
The Farmer (1937)
A picture book about farming, and a visit to the State Fair.
Elmer Hader
The Farmer in the Dell (1931)
A look at life on the farm in the olden days.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Friendly Phoebe (1953)
A couple find a baby phoebe in their yard and raise it ‘by hand’ until it is ready to fly away on its own.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
A Good Little Dog (1930)
Bingo, a wire-haired fox terrier, is jealous of Betty and Bob’s rag doll, Matilda. But when danger threatens, he comes through.
Elmer Hader
Green and Gold: The Story of the Banana (1936)
The amazing story of how the banana became America’s favorite fruit.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Hansel and Gretel (1927)
Lost in the woods, two children come upon a gingerbread house.
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Elmer Hader
Hansel and Gretel (1990)
Two children lost in the forest come upon a cottage made of gingerbread.
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Elmer Hader
Here, Bingo! (1932)
This is the third book in the Bingo series.
Elmer Hader
Home on the Range (1955)
Jerry goes out West to be a cowboy, and swaps places with his friend Little Bear to see what it would be like to be an Indian.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Humpty Dumpty and Some Other Funny People from Mother Goose (1990)
A collection of nursery rhymes.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Humpy: Son of the Sands (1937)
The story of a baby camel who travels to an oasis and saves a traveler’s life.
Elmer Hader
Jamaica Johnny (1935)
Johnny Morgan lives on the Island of Jamaica in the Caribbean.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Jimmy the Groceryman (1934)
An elementary school reader designed to give children information on how the world works.
Elmer Hader
Lion Cub: A Jungle Tale (1931)
The story of Leo, a lion cub.
Elmer Hader
Lions and Tigers and Elephants Too (1930)
Polly visits the zoo and converses with the animals in rhyming couplets.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little Antelope: An Indian for a Day (1962)
Johnny visits the American Museum of Natural History and imagines what it would be like to be an Indian in the olden days.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little Appaloosa (1949)
Ben lives on a ranch out west and receives an Appaloosa pony of his own to raise, train and ride.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little Chip of Willow Hill (1958)
The adventures of a chipmunk set down by the Haders.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader