Mary Chalmers (born 1927) is an American author and illustrator. She is known for her books about Harry, an anthropomorphic cat.[1]

Chalmers was educated at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art.[2]


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Books

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  • A Hat for Amy Jean (1956)
  • A Christmas Story (Harper, 1956)
  • Come for a Walk with Me (1955)
  • George Appleton (1957)
  • Boats Find A House (1958)[4]
  • Throw a Kiss, Harry (1958)
  • Mr. Cat's Wonderful Surprise (Harper, 1961)[5]
  • Take a Nap, Harry (1964)
  • Be Good, Harry (1967)
  • Come to the Doctor, Harry[6]
  • Merry Christmas, Harry (Harper & Row,1977 HarperCollins, 1992)
  • Six Dogs, Twenty-Three Cats, Forty-Five Mice, and One Hundred Sixteen Spiders (1986)
  • Easter Parade (1987)[7]

Illustrator

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  • The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom (1960)
  • Big Brother by Charlotte Zolotow 1960 [8]
  • The Happy Birthday Present 1962 by Joan Heilbroner
  • Marigold and Grandma on the Town Stephanie Calmenson 1994[9]
  • Three to Get Ready 1965 by Betty Doyle Boegehold
  • Crystal Tree Jennie D. Lindquist 1966
  • Goodnight, Andrew, Goodnight, Craig 1969 by Marjorie Sharmat
  • When Will It Snow? 1971 by Syd Hoff
  • Letitia Rabbit's String Song 1973 by russell hoban
  • Crickety Cricket!: The Best-Loved Poems of James S. Tippett (1973)
  • The Snuggle Bunny by Nancy Jewell 1972
  • The day after Christmas 1975 by Alice Bach
  • Oh No, Cat! by Janice May Udry
  • Mule in the Mail 1978 by Stephen Manes
  • When Daisies Pied, and Violets Blue: Songs from Shakespeare 1974 by William Shakespeare
  • Home at Last: A Young Cat's Tale 1980 by Patricia Lauber

References

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