Thacher Hurd

John Thacher Hurd (born March 6, 1949)[1] is an American artist and the creator 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. 1 2 Princeton Alumni Weekly 49. 1948. p. 16.
  2. ↑ MacPherson, Karen (January 21, 1998). "Hurd's zany, colorful children's books zoom to prominence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  3. ↑ Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth (2003). The ABC's of Writing for Children. Quill Driver Books. p. 130. ISBN 9781884956287.
  4. ↑ "Changing how kids play at Berkeley’s Peaceable Kingdom". Berkeleyside. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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