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Michael Hague

Author, Illustrator, Compiler

(1948 - 0)

Michael Hague (born September 8, 1948) is an American illustrator, primarily of children’s fantasy books. He is married to Kathleen Hague.

Among the books he has illustrated are classics such as The Wind in the Willows (1980), and The Wizard of Oz (2000), and The Hobbit (1961), as well as the stories of Hans Christian Andersen.

Hague is renowned for the intricate and realistic detail he brings to his work, and the rich colors he chooses.



Bibliography

For Our Children (1991)

This is an anthology of poetry, song and rhymes with illustrations by noted children’s illustrators.

The Frog Princess (1984)

The youngest son of the czar is forced to marry an ugly frog.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Elizabeth Isele
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Good Night, Fairies (2002)

At bedtime mother tells her small child about the fairies.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Gulliver in Lilliput (1975)

A popup version of Lemuel Gulliver’s adventures in Lilliput.

Author(s): Edward Cunningham
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Hobbit (1981)

Having been retained as a burglar by a group of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins sets out one fine spring day for the Lonely Mountain.

The Hobbit (1984)

One fine spring day Bilbo Baggins sets out on an adventure -- over hill and under stone.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

In the Small (2008)

The entire population of the Earth is shrunken to one twelfth its former size. Who is now the master predator? Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Devon Hague
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Jingle Bells (1990)

Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh ...

Author(s): Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story (2001)

A traditional Irish ghost story translated from the Gaelic.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Jeremiah Curtin
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Land of Nod (1988)

‘In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.’

and twenty-nine other familiar poems.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Legend of the Veery Bird (1985)

The Keeper of the Forest gives the world the Veery Bird.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)

Strange creatures and monsters from the Centaur to the Cyclops are described and illustrated.

Author(s): Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2003)

L. Frank Baum imagines the early life of Santa Claus.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1981)

Evacuated from London during the Blitz, the four Pevensie children discover a new world in the wardrobe in the spare room - Narnia.

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Lionel and the Book of Beasts (2006)

Lionel is taken from his nursery and made king. When he opens a book in his ever-so-great grandfather’s library, he accidentally releases a fierce dragon.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Little Bitty Mousie (2007)

The Little Bittie Mousie goes exploring one night and finds a whole alphabet of interesting things, mainly to eat.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Jim Aylesworth
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Little Mermaid (1994)

The little mermaid wishes to become human, but at what cost?

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Little Women (1993)

Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical children’s book of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy growing up around the time of the Civil War.

Author(s): Louisa May Alcott
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Magic Moments: A Book of Days (1990)

Poems and short quotations from classic children’s books accompany the illustrations by Michael Hague.

Author(s): Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Man Who Kept House (1981)

In this classic tale, a farmer trades places with his wife for a day to see whose work is the harder.

Read online at archve.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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