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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

Hoppity (1947)

An appealing little goat with the one fault; that he loves to eat everything.

Author(s): Miriam E. Mason
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Horses and Americans (1939)

Phil Stong grew up around horses and rode them and worked them on his Iowa farm. Here he surveys the place of the horse in the development of America.

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

In Coldest Africa (1929)

The "dense jungles" become beautiful wooded plains, peopled by vast herds of "wild animals" almost as tame as domestic cattle. The great veld region of East Africa takes on an aspect so different from that which is generally presented that we hardly ... View More

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

Jamba the Elephant (1942)

Of all the elephants taken in the drive directed by Isanga, Jamba was the best--or so thought young Bomi, Isanga's son. How Bomi proved that Jamba could be tamed, and how he, a mere boy, became a full-fledged member of the ebony team, is only half th... View More

Author(s): Theodore J. Waldeck
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

Jasper: The Gypsy Dog (1938)

An unusual dog like jasper is capable of causing trouble for the gypsies.

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

Java Jungle Tales (1933)

Folk tales from the Indonesian island of Java.

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Author(s): Hendrik De Leeuw
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Joan and the Three Deer (1939)

A young girl goes to stay with her aunt on Grand Manan Island, where she befriends some wild deer.

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1939

Joe Buys Nails (1931)

On Joe's way to the store, he talks to the animals and discovers where robins get their red vests, why cows have black and white spots and many other wonders of nature.

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

Juneau the Sleigh Dog (1942)

The story of Juneau, a brave and loyal sled dog who lives with his owner in Alaska.

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

Karoo, the Kangaroo (1929)

Picture book of a kangaroo.

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

Ki-Ki a Circus Trouper (1937)

Ki-Ki was a cunning dog who was adopted by a circus family and later became a star performer; and finally a real hero to the entire circus troupe.

Author(s): Edith Janice Craine
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know (1938)

A selection of stories and poems by Rudyard Kipling for younger readers.

Laughing Matter (1949)

A collection of humorous stories and poems including selections by Eleanor Estes, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll, and Louis Untermeyer.

Author(s): Helen R. Smith
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Laurie (1953)

Laurie is ten years old and wanted a horse more than anything in the world. She did a lot of work for a little girl, but Laurie felt it was worth it if she could earn the right to have Fella for her very own.

Author(s): Estelle Barnes Clapp
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Li Lun: Lad of Courage (1947)

Because of his fear of the sea, a young Chinese boy is sent to a distant mountain where he proves his bravery. Banished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the elements and his own loneliness to make his ric... View More

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

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1948

Liang & Lo (1930)

Liang and Lo set out on the back of Lo’s water buffalo to slay the dragon.

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

Limpy: Tale of A Monkey Hero (1957)

Limpy was a curious and mischevious monkey who delighted in teasing people who lived near his jungle home in India. Captured and imprisoned, he repays the kindness of his rescuers by saving their baby from a deadly cobra.

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

Lions in the Barn (1955)

When Chaka, a lion cub, escapes from his cage, Josh must think of a way to get him back.

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Author(s): Virginia Frances Voight
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Lions on the Hunt (1942)

Sur-Dah was a young lion of the African veldt who grew up to be the chief of his pack.

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Author(s): Theodore J. Waldeck
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Little Circus Dog: A Read-It-Yourself Story (1949)

Trixie, the little circus dog, saves the lives of the circus crew and then performs in a star act in the circus.

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

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