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
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
Little Elephant (1930)
Jimmy the elephant’s mother teaches him what he needs to know to grow up to be a lord of the jungle.
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The Little Red Hen (1928)
The little red hen plants some wheat and invites her neighbors to help her grow the grain to make some bread … but they have better things to do until …
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Little Red Hen (1990)
The little red hen plants some wheat and invites her neighbors to help her make it into flour to bake a cake, but they have better things to do … until …
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Little Stone House (1944)
The author/artists tell the story of how they built themselves a house in the woods from the native stone and timber.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little Tootsies Paper Dolls (1990)
A collection of paper dolls that were originally drawn for magazine publication.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little Town (1941)
A pictorial presentation of life in small town America.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Little White Foot (1952)
The story of a field mouse and the little stone house.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Long Valley (1938)
A baker’s dozen short stories by the Nobel laureate
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Lost in the Zoo (1951)
John Henry gets lost on a visit to the zoo, can you help find him?
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Márcos, a Mountain Boy of Mexico (1937)
Marcos sets out to seek his fortune.
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Midget and Bridget (1934)
The story of two donkeys traveling south of the Rio Grande.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Mighty Hunter (1943)
The mighty hunter skips school to go hunting, but an encounter with a bear makes him decide that he should work on his education.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Mister Billy’s Gun (1960)
Mr. Billy decides there is more than one way to keep the wild creatures from eating him out of house and garden.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
A Monkey Tale (1929)
The little monkey is on the lookout for danger, and uses his loud cry to alert the animals of the jungle when it threatens.
Elmer Hader