Paul Galdone


Paul Galdone was an illustrator and writer known best for children's picture books.

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 and Anatole and the Cat. 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. 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
Illustratedby Eve Titus
featuring a "mouse village" near Paris
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1958Basil of Baker Street
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----
1974Speak Up, Edie!Illustratedby 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----
1980King of the CatsAdapted 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"
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