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Esphyr Slobodkina

Author,Illustrator

(1908 - 2002)

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Esphyr Slobodkina (September 22, 1908 – July 21, 2002) was a popular artist, author, and illustrator, best known for her classic 1940 children’s book Caps for Sale.



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Caps for Sale (1940)

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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

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Author(s): Esphyr Slobodkina
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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The Little Cowboy (1949)

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The Big Cowboy and the Little Cowboy (knee-high to a grasshopper) have exciting adventures in the old West.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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The Little Farmer (1948)

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On a summer’s day, a big farmer and a little farmer work in their fields.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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The Little Fireman (1938)

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Follows the adventures of a Big fireman and a Little fireman whose firehouses are right next door to each other.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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The Little Fireman (1985)

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The Bige Fireman fights big fires, while the Little Fireman fights little fires. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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Sleepy ABC (1953)

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An ABC poem to carry you off to sleep.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

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