Robert McCloskey
(1914 - 2003)
John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year’s best-illustrated picture book.
Bibliography
Blueberries for Sal (1948)
The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day.
Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man (1963)
Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, is fishing and accidentally hooks a whale’s tale, but all is forgiven when he removes the hook and applies a Band-Aid -- but then all the other whales want one too.
Centerburg Tales (1951)
This second book of Homer Price’s adventures includes the Gravitty-Bitties adventure and Experiment 13.
The Children’s Hour Volume 4 (1953)
A collection of humorous and nonsense stories and verse.
Richard Atwater
Walter R. Brooks
Richard Hughes
Hugh Lofting
Betty MacDonald
Laura E. Richards
Carl Sandburg
Various
Carolyn Wells
Robert McCloskey
John Tenniel
Keith Ward
Kurt Wiese
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 7 (1953)
A collection of mysteries, classic and contemporary.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
O. Henry
Robert McCloskey
Howard Pease
Edgar Allen Poe
Various
Robert McCloskey
Henry C. Pitz
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 8 (1953)
A collection of myth, legend and folktale.
Charles Finger
Joel Chandler Harris
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Howard Pyle
Hilda van Stockum
Various
A. B. Frost
Robert McCloskey
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Henry C. Pitz
Et al
Fun and Fantasy (1958)
An anthology of imaginative stories and poems for older readers.
Charles E. Carryl
Charles Finger
Rudyard Kipling
Robert McCloskey
Et al
Louis Rhead
Feodor Rojankovsky
Ernest H. Shepard
Louis Slobodkin
Et al
George Washington Bicentennial Calendar (1932)
This calendar published by his high school history club was Robert McCloskey’s first publication. The image is provided from the collections of The Western Reserve Historical Society.
Good Times Together (1958)
An anthology of stories and poems about children around the world for younger readers.
Robert McCloskey
A. A. Milne
Helen Sewell
Et al
Robert McCloskey
Helen Sewell
Ernest H. Shepard
Et al
Henry Reed, Inc. (1955)
Henry Reed spends the summer in Grover’s Corner and sets up a business with Midge Glass.
Henry Reed’s Baby-Sitting Service (1966)
Henry and Midge decide to start a baby-sitting service as their summer project.
Henry Reed’s Big Show (1970)
This summer Henry and Midge are theatrical producers.
Henry Reed’s Journey (1963)
Henry joins Midge and her family as they drive from San Francisco to Grover’s Corner. Naturally they have adventures along the way.
Homer Price (1943)
Homer Price lives just outside Centerburg with his parents who run a tourist camp and his pet skunk, Aroma. This first book of his adventures includes the story of the night the doughnut machine at his Uncle Ulysses’ lunchroom went crazy.
Journey Cake, Ho! (1953)
When hard times come, Johnny sets out to seek his fortune with the journey cake in his knapsack. When the journey cake escapes it leads him on a merry chase, picking up animals as it goes until Johnny finds himself home again.
Junket: The Dog Who Liked Everything Just So (1955)
The new owner of Junket’s farm does not want any animals about the place, but Junket has other ideas.
Lentil (1940)
When the band dries up, Lentil saves the day with his harmonica.
Make Way for Ducklings (1941)
Mrs. Mallard proudly parades her ducklings to the Boston Public Garden.
Make Way for McCloskey (2004)
An omnibus volume including Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Lentil, Time of Wonder, One Morning in Main and selections from Homer Price.
The Man Who Lost His Head (1942)
When he wakes up the day after selling his pig at the fair, a man is missing his head. How to find it?
