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
The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)
An omnibus containing The Story Books of Gold, Coal, Oil, and Iron and Steel.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Food (1933)
A brief account of how we obtain what we eat.
Read online at archive.org.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Foods from the Field (1936)
An omnibus including Story Books of Wheat, Corn, Rice and Sugar.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Gold (1935)
A short exposition of gold and its place in society.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Houses (1933)
A book about the many types of houses from around the world.
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Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Iron and Steel (1935)
A book about the history of the refining of iron and production of steel.
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Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Oil (1935)
The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Rayon (1939)
The story of the development of artificial silk made from cellulose or wood pulp.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Rice (1936)
The story of the world’s most popular grain.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Ships (1935)
The history of ships, from the log and raft to the aircraft carrier and the submarine.
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Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Ships and Trains (1935)
An omnibus containing The Story Book of Ships and The Story Book of Trains.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Silk (1939)
The history of silk and how it is produced.
Read online at archive.org.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Sugar (1936)
The story of sugar and other sweet things.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)
An omnibus containing The Story Books of Houses, Clothes, Food, and Transportation.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Wear: Wool, Cotton, Silk, Rayon (1939)
An omnibus containing The Story Books of Wool, Cotton, Silk, and Rayon.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Trains (1935)
The story of the iron horse.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Transportation (1933)
The story of how we get from here to there from shanks mare to airplane.
Read online at archive.org.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheat (1936)
The staff of life - where it comes from, how we use it.
Read online at archive.org.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheels (1935)
Wheels, wheels, wheels, wheels everywhere.
Read online at archive.org.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)
An anthology containing The Story Books of Wheels, Ships, Trains and Aircraft.
Miska Petersham
Miska Petersham