Louis Slobodkin
(1903 - 1975)
Louis Slobodkin (February 19, 1903 – May 1975) was an American sculptor, writer, and illustrator of numerous children’s books.
Bibliography
Adventures Here and There: Heroes on Land and Sea (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about adventure for older children.
Elizabeth Enright
Kenneth Grahame
John Masefield
Stephen W. Meader
Alfred Noyes
Mark Twain
Various
Robert Lawson
Feodor Rojankovsky
Kate Seredy
Louis Slobodkin
Armstrong Sperry
Et al
The Adventures of Arab (1946)
Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1946)
In the 1840s a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.
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The Alhambra: Palace of Mystery and Splendor (1953)
Tales, true, legendary and fairy about the Moorish palace in Granada.
The Amiable Giant (1955)
When the Amiable Giant comes to visit, Gwendolyn is the only one who can hear what he says. Everyone else is too frightened, except the wicked Wizard, who is deaf.
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The Beautiful Culpeppers (1963)
One day Debby’s father cuts her a family of paper dolls, and a house for them to live in.
Bixxy and the Secret Message (1949)
When Bixxy the carrier pigeon gets lost, the cub scouts come to his assistance.
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.
Rachel Field
Robert Frost
Sterling North
Johanna Spyri
Et al
Kate Seredy
Louis Slobodkin
Hilda van Stockum
Kurt Wiese
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 2 (1953)
An anthology of fairy tales, old and new. The illustrations by Robert Lawson had previously appeared in Just for Fun.
Kenneth Grahame
E. Nesbit
James Thurber
Et al
Wanda Gág
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Marie A. Lawson
Robert Lawson
Henry C. Pitz
Ernest H. Shepard
Louis Slobodkin
Lynd Ward
Et al
Circus April 1st (1953)
Bo the elephant gets separated from the Barton and Carlin Circus, but manages to find his way back in time for the grand entrance parade.
Clean Clarence (1959)
Clarence is not piggish, but after a time he wearies of his television show and just wants to be a pig.
Priscilla Friedrich
Clear the Track for Michael’s Magic Train (1945)
Michael’s train starts in the living room, and brings you back home again.
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Colette and the Princess (1965)
Colette and her kitten Chou Chou save the people of Grasse from the caprice of the Princess Pauline.
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 1 (1962)
This collection includes nursery rhymes, folk tales, favorite poems and nearly two dozen pictures books in somewhat condensed form.
Claire Huchet Bishop
Margaret Wise Brown
Wanda Gág
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Louis Slobodkin
Et al
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Louis Slobodkin
Tasha Tudor
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 10 (1962)
Eighteen selections from classic novels.
Jane Austen
James Fenimore Cooper
Washington Irving
Sir Walter Scott
Jonathan Swift
Mark Twain
Et al
Robert Lawson
Willy Pogány
Louis Slobodkin
Hilda van Stockum
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 4 (1962)
Eighteen stories set in different countries.
Marie McSwigan
L. M. Montgomery
Johanna Spyri
Edith Unnerstad
Hilda van Stockum
Et al
Maurice Sendak
Louis Slobodkin
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 5 (1962)
Eighteen stories set in America.
Elizabeth Enright
Eleanor Estes
Rachel Field
Robert McCloskey
Keith Robertson
Sydney Taylor
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Et al
Robert McCloskey
Helen Sewell
Louis Slobodkin
Garth Williams
Et al
The Cowboy Twins (1960)
The Cowboy twins set out for their ranch in Oklahoma.
Dinny and Danny (1951)
The adventures of Danny and his pet dinosaur, Dinny.
Evie and Cookie (1957)
The further adventures of Evie and her pet, Cookie, the wonderful kangaroo, including the story of the great kangaroo garden party.