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Miska Petersham
(1888 - 1960)
Maud Fuller Petersham (August 5, 1890 – November 29, 1971) and Miska Petersham (September 20, 1888 – May 15, 1960) were American writers and illustrators who helped set the direction for illustrated children’s books as we know them today. The Petershams worked closely with such pioneering children’s book editors as Louise Seaman Bechtel and May Massee, and with such innovative printers as Charles Stringer and William Glaser. They worked as a seamless partnership for more than five decades. Both prolific and versatile, they produced illustrations for more than 120 trade and textbooks, anthologies, and picture books. Of the 50 books they both wrote and illustrated, many were recognized with important awards or critical acclaim. They are known for technical excellence, exuberant color, and the introduction of international folk and modernist themes.
Bibliography
Literature, A Series of Anthologies: Book Six (1947)
An anthology intended for high school seniors.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Literature, A Series of Anthologies: Book Three (1944)
An anthology intended for high school freshmen.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Literature, A Series of Anthologies: Book Two (1943)
An anthology intended for eighth graders.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
A Little Book of Prayers (1941)
A book of short prayers for children.
Author(s):
Emilie Fendall Johnson
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Little Girl Blue (1926)
When Winkie’s mother is reported to have died, she is expelled from her boarding school and enters the inferno of the orphanage system.
Author(s):
Beth A. Retner
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Little Indians (1930)
An elementary school reader.
Author(s):
Mabel Guinnip La Rue
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Little Ugly Face and Other Indian Tales (1925)
An elementary school reader.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Florence Claudine Coolidge
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Magic Doll of Roumania (1929)
A little American girl is taken on a magical trip to Roumania by her doll.
Author(s):
Marie Queen of Roumania
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Martin the Goose Boy (1932)
Gustel’s grandfather, who is the best clock-maker in the Tyrol, carves him a wooden goose boy named Martin to keep him company on the mountains.
Author(s):
Marie Barringer
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Miki (1929)
Miki visits Hungary where he makes many new friends.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Miki and Mary: Their Search for Treasures (1934)
Miki and Mary take a world tour on an ocean liner and bring back souvenirs of their travels.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Miss Posy Longlegs (1955)
Posy the long-legged calf proves to have a talent for jumping.
Author(s):
Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Moses (1938)
From a baby in a basket in the bulrushes to the splitting of the Red Sea and the destruction of Pharaoh, forty years in the desert and the final sight of the Promised Land.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
My Bookhouse: From the Tower Window (1920)
A collection of stories, poems and tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
My Bookhouse: The Latch Key (1920)
Short biographies of the authors included in the set, along with some reference material and indexes. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
My Bookhouse: Through Fairy Halls (1920)
This volume of the anthology includes longer tales and other types of stories and poetry. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
My Bookhouse: Up One Pair of Stairs (1920)
Author(s):
Arthur Ransome
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
My Very First Book (1948)
A baby book. This is the cover of the slip case.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
New Trails: Book IV (1930)
An elementary school reader.
Author(s):
William Dodge Lewis
Elizabeth J. Marshall
Sydney Vanferson Rowland
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Number Friends: A Primary Arithmetic (1927)
An elementary school arithmetic book.
Author(s):
Alice Hawthorne
Inez M. Howard
Mae Howard
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham