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]
Books
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095601668
- ^ https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095601668
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/books/children-s-books-bookshelf-448887.html
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/mary-chalmers-3/boats-find-a-house/
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/mary-chalmers-9/mr-cats-wonderful-surprise/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/books/for-seeing-and-reading.html
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/mary-chalmers-7/easter-parade/
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charlotte-zolotow/big-brother/
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/stephanie-calmenson/marigold-and-grandma-on-the-town/