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Kurt Wiese

Author, Illustrator

(1887 - 1974)

Kurt Wiese (April 22, 1887 - May 27, 1974) was an award-winning German-born book illustrator. Wiese wrote and illustrated 20 children’s books and illustrated another 300 for other authors.



Bibliography

A Beast Called an Elephant (1955)

When the first elephant in America ends up in Jed’s Uncle Hach’s barn everyone is in for some exciting times.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Beggars of Dreams (1937)

A story of city life in China.

Author(s): Mary Brewster Hollister
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Bells of the Harbor (1941)

Heavy fog on New Year's Eve and if Dirk had not heard the cry of Jan's cat, all the men from the wrecked Norwegian ship might have drowned. Dirk and Jan share many adventures on land, preparing to become fishermen, but first they must overcome the vo... View More

Author(s): Meindert De Jong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Bob Clifton, Elephant Hunter (1949)

When ferocious African Congo elephants invade the Clifton coffee plantation, trampling and uprooting the bushes which have taken years to grow, young Bob Clifton secures a temporary appointment as government elephant hunter to save his parents' plant... View More

Author(s): Dock Hogue
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

Buddy the Bear (1936)

Buddy the little Koala bear lives in Australia with his mother and learns about the different and sometimes dangerous animals he shares his homeland with.

Author(s): Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Bunny, Hound and Clown (1931)

A collection of eleven, principally animal-themed Indic fables and legends.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Camel Bells: A Boy of Baghdad (1935)

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Author(s): Anna Ratzesberger
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Captain Kidd’s Cow (1941)

When their houseboat is threatened a gang of boys hijacks it and sets out down the Mississippi as pirates.

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Author(s): Phil Stong
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Carnival Time at Strobeck (1938)

An attractive descriptive story of a festival time.

Author(s): May V. Harris
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Censored the Goat (1945)

Jerry and Les lease their pet goat John Paul Jones to the U.S. Navy for the duration. Letters from servicemen chronicle his adventures on sea and land as he helps defeat the Japanese.

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Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Cheeky: A Prairie Dog (1937)

Cheeky is a cunning prairie dog. He is first shown in a regular prairie dog town. Later he is taken by a rancher to become the pet of his daughter. Cheeky returns to his native habitat and becomes the mayor of Prairie Dog Town. Read online at archive... View More

Author(s): Josephine Sanger Lau
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Children Everywhere (1958)

A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.

Children of the Blizzard (1952)

A novel about the Eskimos of Baffin Island.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Anuata Blackmore
Heluiz Washburne
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1953

A Circus of Our Own (1948)

Story of the animals within a circus.

Author(s): Irmengarde Eberle
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Clockwork Twin (1937)

Uncle Ben builds a clockwork boy so Adoniram will have a playmate, but Freddy discovers a real twin.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1938

The Collected Poems of Freddy the Pig (1953)

Here they are, the collected poems of Freddy the pig poet. Now you can read all the poems about the features in one place.

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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