Elmer Hader
(1889 - 1973)
Elmer Stanley Hader (September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973) and his wife Berta jointly illustrated more than 70 children’s books, about half of which they also wrote. They won the annual Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow (1948), recognizing the year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”.
Bibliography
Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt (1928)
A biography of the rough rider president.
Baby Bear (1930)
Bimba the baby bear wanders off in search of honey, but finds a hungry tiger instead.
Elmer Hader
Banana Tree House (1938)
A story of children living in Bermuda.
Elmer Hader
Berta and Elmer Hader’s Picture Book of Mother Goose (1930)
A collection of Mother Goose rhymes, songs, games and lullabies, many with music.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Berta and Elmer Hader’s Picture Book of Mother Goose (2014)
A collection of Mother Goose rhymes, songs, games and lullabies, many with music. The plates were redone for this third edition.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Berta and Elmer Hader’s Picture Book of the States (1932)
A picture geography of the forty-eight states.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Big City (1947)
The story of life in New York City as it grows from an Indian settlement.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Big Fellow at Work (1930)
The story of a power shovel, from its construction to its days of digging holes and loading coal.
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The Big Snow (1948)
The woodland animals were all getting ready for the winter. Geese flew south, rabbits and deer grew thick warm coats, and the raccoons and chipmunks lay down for a long winter nap. It was a sure sign that the big snow was on its way. The authors feature in this winter story.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Billy Butter: The Tale of a Little Brown Goat (1936)
The little goat is rescued from the butcher’s shop and becomes a familiar pet on the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Bingo is My Name (1931)
Bingo is a dog who makes friends with Prince (a Pomeranian) and defends him from the local bully.
Elmer Hader
The Cat and the Kitten (1940)
Minnie’s kittens find homes with nearby families, but Timmy stays with her and has a winter adventure.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Charm (1927)
A book on an elusive topic by a radio and TV personality, better know for her cookbooks.
Alexander Williams
Chicken Little and The Little Half Chick (1927)
The familiar story of Chicken-Little’s mission to tell the king the sky is falling, along with the story of how the cock got on the weather vane.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Chicken Little and The Little Half Chick (1990)
The familiar story of Chicken-Little’s mission to tell the King the sky is falling, along with the story of how the cock got on the weather vane.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
The Children’s Hour Volume 14 (1953)
An anthology of animal stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Will James
Rudyard Kipling
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Felix Salten
Ernest Thompson Seton
Et al
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Various
Lynd Ward
Chuck-a-Luck and His Reindeer (1933)
An Eskimo boy and his pet reindeer travel to New York to appear with Santa at a department store.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Cock-a-Doodle Doo (1939)
In this case it’s a rooster raised by a duck in a familiar story.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Cricket: The Story of a Little Circus Pony (1938)
The story of a little pony who performs in the circus.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader
Ding Dong Bell, Pussy’s In the Well (1957)
Tiger finds a home, and a fortune.
Elmer Hader
Elmer Hader