Paul Galdone

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Paul Galdone
Born	(1907-06-02)June 2, 1907 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	November 7, 1986(1986-11-07) (aged 79) Nyack, New York, USA
Occupation	Illustrator, writer
Nationality	American
Notable work(s)	· Anatole · The Gingerbread Boy; 'Three Little Kittens; The Little Red Hen; The Three Billy Goats Gruff · George Washington's Breakfast

Paul Galdone (June 2, 1907 - November 7, 1986) 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 (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

He died of a heart attack in Nyack, New York.

Selected works

Year	Title	Contribution	Text
1946	The Little Green Car	Illustrated	by C. D. Emerson
1951	Nine Lives; or, the celebrated cat of Beacon Hill	Illustrated	by Edward Fenton
1951	Of Mikes and Men	Illustrated	by Jane Woodfin LCSH: (Fiction) Radio ...; Women radio writers; Portland, OR
1952	Space Cat	Illustrated	by Ruthven Todd
1956	Anatole (series of ten to 1985)	Illustrated	by Eve Titus featuring a "mouse village" near Paris
1958	Basil of Baker Street (series of five to 1982)	Illustrated	by Eve Titus featuring the "great mouse detective"
1963	The Blind Men and the Elephant	Illustrated	by John Godfrey Saxe, from the Indian fable Blind men and an elephant
1963	Paul Revere's Ride	Illustrated	from the American poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1968	Henny Penny	Adapted and illus.	from the "Henny Penny" fable
1969	George Washington's Breakfast	Illustrated	by Jean Fritz
1969	The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India	Written and illus.	from one of the Indian Jataka tales
1971	Three Aesop Fox Fables	Adapted and illus.	from Aesop's Fables
1973	The Little Red Hen	Adapted and illus.	from the "Little Red Hen" folktale
1973	The Three Billy Goats Gruff	Adapted and illus.	from the Norwegian fairytale Three Billy Goats Gruff
1976	Puss in Boots	Adapted and illus.	from the French fairytale Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
1979	The Gingerbread Boy	Adapted and illus.	from the American fairytale The Gingerbread Boy
1983	The Greedy Old Fat Man	Written and illus.
1986	The Three Little Kittens	Adapted and illus.	from the English nursery rhyme "Three Little Kittens"
1987	The Complete Story of the Three Blind Mice	Illustrated	by John W. Ivimey from the English nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" (posthumous publication)

References

External links

Paul Galdone Papers at the University of Connecticut Libraries — with comprehensive list of works
Paul Galdone Collection in the Children's Literature Research Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries — finding aid with biographical sketch
Paul Galdone at LC Authorities — with 198 catalog records

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 159704471 LCCN: n79023172 ISNI: 0000 0001 2196 2207 GND: 14177326X BNF: cb14453624t

Persondata
Name	Galdone, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	American creator of children's picture books
Date of birth	1907-06-02
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	1986-11-07
Place of death	Nyack, New York, USA

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