Thacher Hurd
John Thacher Hurd (born March 6, 1949)[1] is the artist and author of children's picture books including Mama Don't Allow and Art Dog.[2]
Biography
Thacher Hurd was born in Burlington, Vermont,[1] the son of children's book creators Clement Hurd and Edith Thacher Hurd. After attending the California College of Arts and Crafts,[3] he turned his talents to picture books. Hurd and his wife, Olivia, live in Berkeley, California.[4]
Books
- Mama Don't Allow
- Art Dog
- Moo Cow Kaboom!
- Cat's Pajamas
- Zoom City
- The Old Chair
- Bongo Fishing
- Mystery on the Docks
- The Weaver
- The PeaPatch Jig
- Bad Frogs
- Watercolor for the Artistically Undiscovered
- Hobo Dog
- Sleepy Cadillac
- Axle the Freeway Cat
- Little Mouse's Birthday Cake
- Hobo Dogs Christmas Tree
- The Quiet Evening
- Blackberry Ramble
- Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer
- Tomato Soup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Princeton Alumni Weekly 49. 1948. p. 16.
- ↑ MacPherson, Karen (January 21, 1998). "Hurd's zany, colorful children's books zoom to prominence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth (2003). The ABC's of Writing for Children. Quill Driver Books. p. 130. ISBN 9781884956287.
- ↑ "Changing how kids play at Berkeley’s Peaceable Kingdom". Berkeleyside. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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