Paul Galdone

Paul Galdone (June 2, 1907 November 7, 1986) was an illustrator and writer known best for children's picture books.

Paul Galdone
Born(1907-06-02)June 2, 1907
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
DiedNovember 7, 1986(1986-11-07) (aged 79)
Nyack, New York, USA
OccupationIllustrator, writer
NationalityAmerican
Notable works
  • · Anatole
  • · The Gingerbread Boy; 'Three Little Kittens; The Little Red Hen; The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • · George Washington's Breakfast

Early life

He was born in Budapest and he emigrated to the United States in 1921. He studied art at the Art Student's League and New York School for Industrial Design. He served in the US Army during World War II.

Career and honors

He illustrated nearly all of Eve Titus' books including, Basil of Baker Street series which was translated to the screen in the animated Disney film, The Great Mouse Detective. Galdone and Titus were nominated for Caldecott Medals for Anatole (1957) and Anatole and the Cat (1958).[1] The titles were later named Caldecott Honor books in 1971. He was posthumously awarded the 1996 Kerlan Award for his contribution to children's literature.[2] His retellings of classic tales like The Little Red Hen or Three Billy Goats Gruff have become staples.

Death

On November 7, 1986 at aged 79, he died of a heart attack in Nyack, New York.

Selected works

YearTitleContributionText
1946The Little Green CarIllustratedby C. D. Emerson
1951Nine Lives; or, the celebrated cat of Beacon HillIllustratedby Edward Fenton
1951Of Mikes and MenIllustratedby Jane Woodfin
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1952Space CatIllustratedby Ruthven Todd
1956Anatole
(series of ten to 1979)
Illustratedby Eve Titus
featuring a "mouse village" near Paris
1958Basil of Baker Street
(series of five to 1982)
Illustratedby Eve Titus
featuring the "great mouse detective"
1959Grandfather and IIllustratedby Helen E. Buckley
1960The Different DogIllustratedby Dale Everson
1963The Blind Men and the ElephantIllustratedby John Godfrey Saxe, from the Indian fable Blind men and an elephant
1963Paul Revere's RideIllustratedfrom the American poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1968Henny PennyAdapted and illus.from the "Henny Penny" fable
1969George Washington's BreakfastIllustratedby Jean Fritz
1969The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from IndiaWritten and illus.from one of the Indian Jataka tales
1970The Three Little PigsAdapted and illus.from the fable The Three Little Pigs
1971Three Aesop Fox FablesAdapted and illus.from Aesop's Fables
1971The Town Mouse and the Country MouseAdapted and illus.from "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" tale
1972The Three BearsAdapted and illus.from the "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" tale
1972The Moving Adventures of Old Dame TrotAdapted and illus.
1972Honeybee's PartyIllustrated
1973The Little Red HenAdapted and illus.from the "Little Red Hen" folktale
1973The Three Billy Goats GruffAdapted and illus.from the Norwegian fairytale Three Billy Goats Gruff
1974 Speak Up, Edie! Illustrated by Johanna Johnston
1974Little Red Riding HoodAdapted and illus.from the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood
1974Jack and the BeanstalkAdapted and illus.from the Jack and the Beanstalk tale
1975The Gingerbread BoyAdapted and illus.from the American fairytale The Gingerbread Boy
1976CinderellaAdapted and illus.from the Cinderella tale
1976Puss in BootsAdapted and illus.from the French fairytale Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
1977The Tailypo: A Ghost StoryIllustratedby Joanna Galdone from the tale "Tailypo"
1978The Princess and the PeaIllustratedby Hans Christian Andersen from "The Princess and the Pea" fairytale
1979Hans in LuckAdapted and illus.from the "Hans in Luck" fairytale
1980 King of the Cats[3] Adapted and illus. from the "King of the Cats" folktale
1983The Greedy Old Fat ManWritten and illus.
1984The Elves and the ShoemakerAdapted and illus.from the tale The Elves and the Shoemaker
1985RumpelstiltskinAdapted and illus.from the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale
1986The Three Little KittensAdapted and illus.from the English nursery rhyme "Three Little Kittens"
1987The Complete Story of the Three Blind MiceIllustratedby John W. Ivimey from the English nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice"
(posthumous publication)

References

  1. Paul Galdone Collection at the University of Connecticut Libraries – finding aid with comprehensive list of works. Archived 2008-08-21.
  2. Paul Galdone Collection at CLRC, the Children's Literature Research Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries – finding aid with biographical sketch (show "Additional Description"). Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  3. Galdone, Paul (1980). King of the Cats : a ghost story. Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916. New York: Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books. ISBN 0395290309. OCLC 5171415.
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