Truly exquisite large pictures tell a sweet story of two little rabbits who lived happily ever afterin the friendly forest.-CS. Will delight the youngest ones. . . . Of unusual beauty.-SLJ.
Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits' Wedding (HarperCollins).
Show moreTruly exquisite large pictures tell a sweet story of two little rabbits who lived happily ever afterin the friendly forest.-CS. Will delight the youngest ones. . . . Of unusual beauty.-SLJ.
Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits' Wedding (HarperCollins).
Show moreGarth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred
books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B.
White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House
series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He
founded an art school near London and served with the British Red
Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a
portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing
his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous
career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also
illustrated George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square and its
sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and
pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban
(HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by
Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise
Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little
Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry
collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and
Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books
on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and
The Rabbits' Wedding (HarperCollins).
Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred
books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B.
White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House
series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He
founded an art school near London and served with the British Red
Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a
portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing
his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous
career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also
illustrated George Selden's The Cricket in Times Square and its
sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and
pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban
(HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by
Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise
Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little
Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry
collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and
Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books
on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and
The Rabbits' Wedding (HarperCollins).
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