Byars Betsy Cromer:
Ant Plays Bear
Illustrator: MarcSimont
Puffin Books , 1999
Quality paperback, 32 pages
Size: 215x112 mm
ISBN: 9780141303512
ISBN-10: 0141303514
Betsy Cromer Byars
Betsy Byars, A Native Of Charlotte, North Carolina, Received A Degree In English From Queens College There. Currently, She Lives In Clemson, Sc With Her Husband, A College Professor. They Have Four Grown Children--One Son And Three Daughters--And Five Grandchildren. "My Own Hobbies," Byars Says, "Are Rather Quiet. I Like To Read And Do Needlework, And I Love Animals. But My Husband Has Some Very Interesting Hobbies, And Through Him, I'Ve Learned To Fly And Earned My Pilot's License. Together, We Fly All Over The United States. Since Our Children Are All Grown Now, We Also Travel A Great Deal I
Marc Simont
Marc Simont Was Born In 1915 In Paris. His Parents Were From The Catalonia Region Of Spain, And His Childhood Was Spent In France, Spain, And The United States. Encouraged By His Father, Joseph Simont, An Artist And Staff Illustrator For The Magazine "L'Illustration, " Marc Simont Drew From A Young Age. Though He Later Attended Art School In Paris And New York, He Considers His Father To Have Been His Greatest Teacher. <P> When He Was Nineteen, Mr. Simont Settled In America Permanently, Determined To Support Himself As An Artist. His First Illustrations For A Children's Book Appeared In 1939.
