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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

Hop, Little Kangaroo (1965)

The little kangaroo’s mother leaves him to come home on his own and he has to learn to hop.

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

Horse Stories (1954)

Stories and poems about horses.

Horses and Their Friends (1962)

A collection of stories and poems about horses, dogs and cats.

How the Camel Got His Hump (1942)

At the beginning, the camel refused to work for the first three days, so the Djinn gave him a hump, and now he can work three days without resting.

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

How the Leopard Got His Spots (1942)

At the beginning of things, the leopard and the Ethiopian change their colors to camouflage.

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

How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (1942)

After the rhinoceros eats the parsee’s cake, the latter gets even and the rhinoceros gets his wrinkled skin.

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

I Am a Fox (1967)

A little fox introduces his family and neighbors.

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

I Can Count (1963)

Counting at the zoo.

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

I Like the City (1956)

A book of songs for elementary schools. Companion Book 1 part 2.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

I Like the Country (1956)

A song book for elementary grades. Companion Book 1 part 1.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

I Play at the Beach (1955)

A girl enjoys a sunny day at the beach.

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

Kathryn and Byron Jackson’s The Big Elephant (1973)

The elephant retires from the circus and settles down in a small town.

The Kingfisher (1940)

A story about the life of the kingfisher.

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

The Kitten’s Surprise (1951)

When Joan is mean to her new kitten it runs away to the forest.

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

Kitty on the Farm (1989)

The little boy has a new kitten, but he needs a name for her.

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

The Little Golden Mother Goose (1957)

Seventy-five favorite Mother Goose rhymes.

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

Little Lost Kitten (1979)

When Joan is mean to her new kitten it runs away to the forest.

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

The Little River (1959)

The story of a river from its birth in the mountains to its home in the sea.

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

Martin the Kingfisher (1938)

A story about the life of the kingfisher.

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

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