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Robert Lawson

Robert Lawson (October 4, 1892 – May 27, 1957) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in They Were Strong and Good in 1941 and the Newbery award for his short story for Rabbit Hill in 1945.

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American children's illustrator and writer (1892-1957)

Born 1892
Died 1957

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  • Cover of: The story of Ferdinand
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    Cover of edition elcuentodeferdin00munr Cover of edition ferdinand0000leaf Cover of edition ferdinandustauru0000leaf Cover of edition elcuentodeferdin0000unse Cover of edition storyofferdinand00leaf_0 Cover of edition isbn_9780670674244 Cover of edition storyofferdinand00leaf Cover of edition storyofferdinand00munr Cover of edition cuentodeferdinan00munr First published in 1936 — 70 editions
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  • Cover of: Rabbit hill
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    Cover of edition tuziporabbithill0000laws Cover of edition rabbithill00laws_0 Cover of edition rabbithill00laws First published in 1944 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Ben and me: a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse, Amos
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    Cover of edition benmenewastonish00laws Cover of edition benme00robe Cover of edition benmenewastonish00laws_0 First published in 1923 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr Revere & I
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    Cover of edition mrrevereibeingac00laws First published in 1953 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The great wheel
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    Cover of edition greatwheel00laws First published in 1957 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Robbut, a tale of tails
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    Cover of edition weibadegushitale0004laws First published in 1948 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The tough winter
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    Cover of edition toughwint00laws Cover of edition jiannandedongjit0003laws First published in 1954 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Watchwords of liberty: a pageant of American quotations.
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    Cover of edition watchwordsoflibe0000laws First published in 1943 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: McWhinney's jaunt.
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    Cover of edition mcwhinneysjaunt00laws Cover of edition maikeweinixiansh0008laws First published in 1951 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: I Discover Columbus
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    Cover of edition wofaxiangelunbul0007laws First published in 1941 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The golden horseshoe

    First published in 1935 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Captain Kidd's cat: being the true and dolorous chronicle of Wm Kidd, gent. & merchant of New York, late captain of the Adventure Galley; of the vicissitudes attending his unfortunate cruise in eastern waters, of his incarceration in Newgate Prison, of his unjust trial and execution, as narrated by his faithful cat, McDermot, who ought to know.
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    First published in 1956 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The fabulous flight

    First published in 1949 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: They were strong and good

    First published in 1940 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. Twigg's mistake
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    Cover of edition mrtwiggsmistake0000laws First published in 1947 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dhayl al-arnab

    First published in 1954 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: At that time.

    First published in 1947 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Just for Fun: A Collection of Stories and Verses
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    First published in 1940 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. Popper's Penguins

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  • Cover of: Givʻat ha-arnavim

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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American children's illustrator and writer (1892-1957)

Born 1892
Died 1957

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Animals, History, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Rabbits, Animals, fiction, Children's literature, Children's stories, Fantasy fiction, Food, Horses, fiction, Human-animal relationships, Legends and stories of Animals, Mice, Moles (Animals), Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Adaptations, Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, American Quotations, Anecdotes, Behavior, fiction

Places

United States, Connecticut, Ireland, Spain

People

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Christopher Columbus, Paul Revere (1735-1818), Paul Revere (1775-1818), Richard Whittington (d. 1423), William Kidd (1645?-1701), William Kidd (d. 1701)

Time

1770, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Revolution, 1775-1783

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Alternative names

  • Robert. Lawson

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December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
December 14, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import