Hilary Knight
(1926 - 0)
Hilary Knight is an American writer-artist who is the illustrator of more than 50 books and the author of nine books. He is best known as the illustrator of Kay Thompson’s book Eloise (1955) and other books in the Eloise series.
Bibliography
Hilary Knight’s the Owl and the Pussy-Cat (1983)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Hilary Knight’s the Owl and the Pussy-Cat (2001)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Edward Lear
Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (1981)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …
Read online at archive.org.
Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (2001)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …
This new edition is in a slightly larger format and includes new endpapers and sheet music.
The I Hate to Cook Book (1960)
Recipes from a cook who doesn’t like to.
Read online at archive.org.
The I Hate to Housekeep Book (1962)
A humorous guide to housekeeping.
I Like it Here (1958)
Garnet Bowen likes it just fine in London, but finds himself with his wife and three small children somehow in Portugal.
I Try to Behave Myself: Peg Bracken’s Etiquette Book (1964)
A book of manners for Americans in mid twentieth century.
I’m a Monkey (1975)
If all your relatives and even your best friend are monkeys - you must be a monkey too.
Instant Etiquette Book (1964)
A mid- twentieth century etiquette book for Americans.
Jeremiah Octopus (1962)
Jeremiah goes to look for his mother’s lost oranges.
The Jeremy Mouse Book (1969)
Jeremy Mouse of no fixed address pulls up at the Deep Pond and before he knows it it becomes home.
Matt’s Mitt (1975)
When Matt is born his Uncle William Edgar gives him a baseball mitt, and thereon hangs a tale.
The Merry Muse (1959)
Max Arbuthnot becomes mixed up with an unpublished manuscript by Robert Burns.
Midnight Cat (1990)
Beth joins her cat in a midnight adventure.
Most of the Time Maxie (1974)
Maxie has a fertile imagination.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is the widow of a pirate who lives in a house built upside down. When worried mothers call her about Jane or Darci’s behavior problems, she always has a solution.
Read online at archive.org.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (1957)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle sometimes comes up with surprising cures for childrens’ problems.
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Never Take a Pig to Lunch (1982)
A collection of humorous poems about animals.
The Night Before Christmas (1963)
T’was the night before Christmas,
When all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.