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Kate Seredy

Author, Illustrator, Translator

(1899 - 1975)

Kate Seredy (1899–1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children’s books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Medal once, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Most of her books were written in English, which was not her first language.



Bibliography

Finnegan II: His Nine Lives (1953)

Finnie intends to have more than nine lives.

Author(s): Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1954

Friendly Stories (1930)

An elementary school reader.

From Hunters to Herdsmen (1932)

Ancient history for grade school students.

Author(s): Elizabeth Forbes O’Hara
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Fun at the Playground (1946)

An elementary school reader about sports.

Fun in Swimming (1946)

An elementary school reader about swimming.

Fun Outdoors (1951)

An elementary school reader about camping.

God Our Father (1934)

A book on prayer for elementary school children.

The Good Master (1935)

The adventures of Jancsi and his cousin Kate on his father’s ranch in Hungary.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1936
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

The Gunniwolf and other Merry Tales (1936)

A collection of stories by leading authors illustrated by Kate Seredy.

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1936

Gypsy (1951)

The life story of a cat.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Happy Days (1936)

An elementary school text book.

The Health Parade (1939)

A grade school text book.

Author(s): J. Mace Andress
Et al
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Hero Tales From Many Lands (1961)

A collection of stories about the great heroes of mythology and history.

Hoot-Owl (1936)

An elementary reader.

Author(s): Mabel Guinnip La Rue
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

A House for Ten (1949)

A family with ten children live on a farm in Indiana in the 1850’s.

Author(s): Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Jesus Our Savior (1936)

A religion textbook for elementary school.

Lazy Tinka (1962)

Tinka decides to play in the forest instead of helping her mother.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Let’s Take Turns (1940)

A grade school civics book.

Author(s): Lois Gadd Nemec
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Listening (1936)

Gail and Grroo come to visit Uncle George and his family and learn the history of their colonial house.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1936

Little Music Maker (1931)

A piano book for beginners.

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