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Erik Blegvad

Erik Blegvad was born in Copehagen, Denmark in 1923. There he attended the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts along with friend and illustrator Niels M. Bodecker. Blegvad was a prolific illustrator of children's books, with over 100 titles to his name, including seven written by his wife. He also drew magazine and newspaper illustrations.

During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, he and a friend were arrested by the Gestapo for distributing Danish resistance literature. He then spend "several frightening days" in prison before being released. He later served in the Danish Air Force, then worked as a translator for the British in occupied Germany. After meeting his wife, Lenore Hochman in Paris, they moved to the United States.

Some of Blegvad's most famous works include illustrations for Mary Norton’s Bedknob and Broomstick, his own translations of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, and works by O. Henry, Myra Cohn Livingston, Judith Viorst, Jane Langton, and Charlotte Zolotow.

The Times of London wrote, "His minutely detailed brush and pen drawings recalled the myths and stories that his grandfather had told him during his boyhood in Denmark. He was described by the American writer and artist Edward Gorey as one of the best of his generation."

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Born 3 Mar 1923
Died 14 Jan 2014

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  • Cover of: Anna Banana and me

    First published in 1985 19 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition annabananame0000bleg
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  • Cover of: The swing in the summerhouse

    First published in 1967 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition swinginsummerhou00lang
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  • Cover of: A selection of 24 poems from 'A child's garden of verses'

    First published in 1978 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition selectionof24p00stev
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  • Cover of: This little pig-a-wig: and other rhymes

    First published in 1983 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, and other rhymes about dogs

    First published in 1835 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rainy Day Kate

    First published in 1987 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Self-portrait, Erik Blegvad

    First published in 1979 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: This Little Pig-a-Wig and Other Rhymes about Pigs

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition thislittlepigawi0000unse
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  • Cover of: Rare treasures from Grimm

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Parrot in the garret and other rhymes about dwellings

    First published in 1982 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Great Hamster Hunt

    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mittens For Kittens

    First published in 1974 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hans Christian Andersen: from an artist's point of view : a lecture for International Children's Book Day

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: La Véritable Histoire des trois petits cochons

    First published in 2001 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Three Little Pigs

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tres Cerditos

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: First Friends

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Burnie's hill

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Three little pigs

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mittens for Kittens and Other Rhymes about Cats

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born 3 Mar 1923
Died 14 Jan 2014
Subjects
Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Nursery rhymes, Children's poetry, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, Friendship, Juvenile literature, Stories in rhyme, Swine, Biography, Blegvad, Erik, Brothers and sisters, English Nursery rhymes, Erik Blegvad, Fairy tales, Folklore, Friendship, fiction, Illustrators, Pigs, Pigs, fiction, Pigs, poetry, Play, Adolescence, fiction
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United States, Vermont
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Erik Blegvad, Erik Blegvad (1923-), H. C. Andersen (1805-1875), Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Time
19th century

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June 2, 2022 Edited by VioletFrost Edited without comment.
March 28, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
March 28, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
June 2, 2021 Edited by VioletFrost Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import