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Feodor Rojankovsky

Author, Illustrator

(1891 - 1970)

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky (December 24, 1891 – October 12, 1970) was a Russian émigré illustrator. He won the 1956 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration from the American Library Association, recognizing Frog Went A-Courtin’ by John Langstaff.

Rojankovsky was married to author Nina Rojankovsky. He often wrote under the the pseudonym of Rojan.



Bibliography

A Child’s First Book of Nature Adventures (1953)

Three stories, including Trouble at Beaver Dam illustrated by Rojankovsky.

Choo-choo Panorama (1945)

This fold-out panorama of a train is ten feet long. The interior pages are die-cut along the top edge.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Christmas Bear (1966)

Mishka, the stuffed bear, gives himself to a sick little boy on Christmas.

Author(s): Marie Colmont
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Christmas Treasure Book: Stories, Songs and Poems (1950)

An anthology of Christmas stories and poems featuring many of the Golden Book artists and writers.

Cortez the Conqueror (1947)

In 1519 Hernan Cortez landed at Vera Cruz on the coast of Mexico and proceeded to put an end to the murderous cannibal kingdom of the Aztecs.

Author(s): Covelle Newcomb
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Cow Went Over the Mountain (1963)

The little heifer leads the animals to greener pastures on the neighboring mountain, only to find the greener pastures were on their own mountain.

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Author(s): Jeanette Krinsley
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Cricket in a Thicket (1963)

A collection of nature poems.

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Author(s): Aileen Fisher
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

A Crowd of Cows (1968)

What do you call a group of whales? . . . kittens? . . . pigs?

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Author(s): John Graham
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Cuckoo (1939)

The cuckoo is born in a titmouse’s nest and is too large to get out until Francis hears his song and rescues him.

Author(s): Rose Fyleman
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Cuckoo (1942)

Born in a titmouse’s nest, the cuckoo is too large to get through the opening, but Francis hears its cry and helps it out.

Author(s): Lily Duplaix
Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Daniel Boone (1931)

A brief biography of the pioneering backwoodsman.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Daniel Boone (1945)

A brief biography of the American backwoodsman and explorer who opened up the west. In this edition, the text has been considerably enlarged.

Author(s): Esther Averill
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Defender (1961)

Turgen, a Siberian herder, protects the mountain sheep from a hard winter.

Author(s): Nicholas Kalashnikoff
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1952

The Dog and Cat Book (1963)

Stories and poems about dogs and cats.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Elephant’s Child (1942)

How an encounter with a crocodile gave the elephant’s child his enormous trunk.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

An Experiment with St. George (1939)

St George and the Princess Cleodolinda outwit Circe and her minions and trap them beneath a volcanic eruption.

Author(s): J. W. Dunne
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

F. Rojankovsky’s ABC (1970)

Multiple images are used to illustrate each letter of the alphabet.

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Falcon Under the Hat (1968)

Sixteen folk and fairy tales from Russia.

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Author(s): Guy Daniels
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Farm Tales (2007)

A collection of nine classic Little Golden Books.

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