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Kurt Wiese
(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
Little Lost Monkey (1942)
Tells about the adventures of Winki, a young Sakiwinki monkey, who had a larger curiosity bump on his head than his relatives and ran away from his mother in order to learn more about the world.
Author(s):
Jo Besse McElveen Waldeck
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Livingstone the Pathfinder (1954)
This biography of Livingstone tells of this devout Christian missionary who went out to Africa. He was the first European to cross Africa.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Basil Mathews
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Lost Horizon (1948)
Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, whose inhabitants enjoy unheard-of longevity.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
James Hilton
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Man and His World (1958)
Stories and poems about the natural world for older readers.
Me an’ Pete (1934)
A book of verse for children.
Author(s):
Wendell McKown
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Midnight and Jeremiah (1943)
Jeremiah raises Midnight, a black lamb to compete at the county fair. This book was made into a movie So Dear to My Heart in 1949.
Author(s):
Sterling North
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mike: The Story of a Young Circus Acrobat (1957)
Mike comes to spend the winter in a small town in Iowa.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Missouri Canary (1943)
Chuck and Bob come to the aid of the U.S. Army with their mule, the Missouri Canary.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Moo-Wee the Musk-Ox (1938)
The musk-ox is in an adventure with human beings when he is captured and kept as a pet by an Eskimo lad.
Author(s):
Jane Tompkins
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
More To and Again (1930)
Freddy organizes a tour to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole and many adventures ensue, including the rescue of two children by the Bean farm animals and their friends.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mpengo of the Congo (1945)
Author(s):
Grace W. McGavran
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mr. Piper’s Bus (1961)
Mr. Piper starts on a trip in his bus to find homes for all his pets, but he ends up with a new home and a new job for himself.
Author(s):
Eleanor Clymer
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mr. Red Squirrel (1943)
A bold little squirrel comes to a tea party held by a little girl.
Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Tom Robinson
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (1949)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle comes to the rescue of parents who don’t know what to do when their children act up.
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Muffy: The Tale of a Muskrat (1941)
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Author(s):
Zenobia Bird
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mulberry Village (1936)
A story of country life in China.
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Author(s):
Mary Brewster Hollister
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
New York Nights (1927)
A story that captures the free atmosphere of New York during the time with time spent among the privileged — the theatre, nightclubs, speakeasies, and of course, the Village.
Author(s):
Stephen Graham
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Nibs: The Orphan Deer of the Adirondacks (1942)
An orphaned deer and his human friend.
Author(s):
Don Lang
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Ning’s Pony (1953)
This is a simple story about a small Chinese boy and a pony with one bad habit -- he wouldn't cross bridges.
We count 27 unnumbered pages.
Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Hester Hawkes
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
No-Sitch: The Hound (1936)
Bert is nine years old and needs a dog and No-Sitch fills the bill.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese