Dorothy Grider
Dorothy Grider (January 19, 1915 in Bowling Green, Kentucky – February 18, 2012 in New Hope, Pennsylvania)[1][2] was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books.[3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris France.[4]
Dorothy Grider | |
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Born | Bowling Green, Kentucky | January 19, 1915
Died | February 18, 2012 97) New Hope, Pennsylvania | (aged
Resting place | Fariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Western Kentucky State College |
Notable work | Little Ballerina, Peppermint |
Books
Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection.[5][6]
Illustrator
- The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings
- The Ten Commandments for Children
- Tell Me About God
- Tell Me About Jesus
- Friends Are for Loving
- Tell Me About Prayer
- The Lord's Prayer
- Trudy Phillips, New Girl (Illustrator; Cover artist, some editions)
- Up the Street and Down
- Dolls from Many Lands
- The Puppy that Found a Home
- Tell Me About God's Plan For Me
- ABC Book
- Animal Stories We Can Read
- Peter Pat and the Policeman
- The Magician's Counting Book
- Kerry the Fire-Engine Dog
- A Child's Thought of God
- Me, Myself and God
- We Love Grandpa (A Ding Dong School Book)
- Cowboy Eddie
- The Jolly Woodchuck
- Mumpsy Goes to Kindergarten
- Nancy Plays Nurse
- The Busy Bulldozer
- Little Horseman
- Little Skater
- Little Swimmers
- The Little Red Boot
- A Day on the Farm
- Little Campers
- That Donkey
- Hoppity Skip
- Pink Lemonade and Other Peter Patter Rhymes
- The Biggety Chameleon
- Our Auto Trip
- Dodo, the Little Wild Duck
- Daniel the Cocker Spaniel
- Building with Boxes
- Moving Day
- Everyone Wants a Home
- My Truck Book
References
- "Dorothy Grider". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Dorothy Grider's Obituary on Batesville". Batesville. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- Sandra Staebell. "Work by Dorothy Grider on exhibit at ERC – WKU Libraries Blog". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- "Dorothy Grider | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- Grider, Dorothy (1960-01-01). Little ballerina,. Chicago: Rand McNally.
- Grider, Dorothy (1950-01-01). Peppermint;. Racin Wis: Whitman.
- Grider, Dorothy (1959-01-01). Little Majorette. Eau Claire, Wi.: E.M. Hale.
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