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Robert McCloskey

Author, Illustrator

(1914 - 2003)

John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year’s best-illustrated picture book.



Bibliography

The Man Who Lost His Head (1942)

When he wakes up the day after selling his pig at the fair, a man is missing his head. How to find it?

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Author(s): Claire Huchet Bishop
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

One Morning in Maine (1952)

Sal goes with her father and sister Jane to the general store across the bay in Buck’s Harbor.

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Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1953

A Robert McCloskey Collection (2003)

This collection includes Make Way for Ducklings, Lentil and One Morning in Maine.

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Story Parade Gold Book (1941)

A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade Magazine.

Time of Wonder (1957)

Two young girls spend the summer on an island in Maine.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1958

Tree Toad: Adventures of the Kid Brother (1942)

Bob Davis acknowledges the leadership of his older brother Bill - to both their undoings.

Trigger John’s Son (1949)

Trigger is on his way to be adopted ‘on approval’ but decides to do some ‘approving’ of his own first.

Author(s): Tom Robinson
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Yankee Doodle’s Cousins (1941)

A compilation of stories about American folk heroes.

Author(s): Anne Malcolmson
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

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