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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
The Story Book of Silk (1939)
The history of silk and how it is produced.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Sugar (1936)
The story of sugar and other sweet things.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)
An omnibus containing The Story Books of Houses, Clothes, Food, and Transportation.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Things We Wear: Wool, Cotton, Silk, Rayon (1939)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Trains (1935)
The story of the iron horse.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud 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.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud 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.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheels (1935)
Wheels, wheels, wheels, wheels everywhere.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wool (1939)
Where it comes from, how we process it, why we wear it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story of Betty and Bob and Their Friends (1922)
An early reader with 45 rpm record accompaniment.
Author(s):
Robert Foresman
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story of Jesus: A Little New Testament (1944)
This edition uses texts from the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine edition of the Bible.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story of the Presidents of the United States (1953)
Short biographies of the American presidents from Washington to Eisenhower.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Story Parade Red Book (1937)
A collection of 39 stories for boys and girls by noted authors, and with numerous illustrations.
Susannah the Pioneer Cow (1941)
Susannah and her calves Posy and Rosy travel from Virginia to a new home in the Midwest.
Author(s):
Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Tales from Shakespeare (1923)
Seventeen favorite plays by the Bard of Avon.
Author(s):
Charles Lamb
Mary Lamb
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Tales of Enchantment from Spain (1920)
Fifteen tales that trace their origin to old Spain. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Elsie Spicer Eells
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Tales Told In Holland (1926)
A collection of stories, poems and pictures from Holland.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Told Under the Christmas Tree: An Umbrella Book (1948)
A collection of stories and poems about Christmas and Hanukkah.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Ludwig Bemelmans
Lucretia P. Hale
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Treasure Trove: Book V (1930)
A reader for elementary and junior high school students.
Author(s):
William Dodge Lewis
Elizabeth J. Marshall
Sydney Vanferson Rowland
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham