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Beni Montresor

Beni Montresor (31 March 1926 – 11 October 2001) was a versatile Italian artist, opera and film director, set designer, author and children's book illustrator. He won the 1965 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing May I Bring a Friend?. The Italian government knighted him in 1966 for his contributions to the arts.

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Born 31 March 1926
Died 11 October 2001

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  • Cover of: Cinderella.
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    Cover of edition cinderella00mont First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: I saw a ship a-sailing: or, The wonderful games that only little flower-plant children can play

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The witches of Venice

    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A for angel: Beni Montresor's A B C picture-stories.

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: House of flowers, house of stars.

    First published in 1962 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Little Red Riding Hood
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    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The princesses: sixteen stories about princesses

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bedtime!

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Dragon Drummer: A Story A B C

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hansel and Gretel

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Le altre magie di Beni Montresor: trent'anni di immagini per l'infanzia.

    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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Born 31 March 1926
Died 11 October 2001

Subjects

Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Folklore, Juvenile fiction, Alphabet, Bibliography, Cenerentola (Rossini, Gioacchino), Children's stories, Dwellings, English language, Exhibitions, Folklore, france, Folklore, germany, Illustrated children's books, Illustration of books, Juvenile literature, New York Times reviewed, Operas, Picture books, Sleep, Sleep, fiction, Stories, plots, Witchcraft, fiction

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France, Germany, United States, Venice (Italy)

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Beni Montresor

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • Beni. Montresor

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December 29, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 29, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
December 5, 2010 Edited by curtis benge Added new photo
September 5, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import