Elmer Hader
(1889 - 1973)
Elmer Stanley Hader (September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973) and his wife Berta 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
Donald in Numberland (1927)
A trip to Numberland helps Donald with his math.
Elmer Hader
Down Ryton Water (1941)
An account of the Pilgrims’ voyage to America, from the point of view of a young boy.
East of Eden (1952)
A dynastic novel set in the Salinas Valley of California, considered by the author his magnum opus.
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
The Garden of the Lost Key (1929)
A mystery story.
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.
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The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
After the boom times of World War I and the roaring twenties, the farm population was not ready for the hard times of the 1930’s. And many in the Oklahoma dust bowl picked up and made for the promised land of California.
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
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Hansel and Gretel (1990)
Two children lost in the forest come upon a cottage made of gingerbread.
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
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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
How Dear to My Heart (1940)
A biography of growing up in Missouri, by the popular journalist and radio host.
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
The Isle of Que (1948)
In this story set along the Susquehanna River, a flood alters the lives of the Yoder family.
Jamaica Johnny (1935)
Johnny Morgan lives on the Island of Jamaica in the Caribbean.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader