Thurber James:
Many Moons
Illustrator: MarcSimont
Harcourt Children's Books , 1990
Hardcover, 48 pages
Size: 286x199 mm
ISBN: 9780152518721
ISBN-10: 015251872X
James Thurber
James Thurber (1894)-1961) Created Some Thirty Volumes Of Humor, Fiction, Children's Books, Cartoons, And Essays In Just About As Many Years. A Founding Member Of "The New Yorker" Staff, Thurber Wrote And Illustrated Such Enduring Books As "The Thurber Carnival" And "My Life And Hard Times, " Which Have Appeared In Countless Editions And Dozens Of Languages Throughout The World.
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.
