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Irene Haas

Author, Illustrator

(1929 - 2013)

Irene Haas was an outstanding artist who has written and illustrated a number of children’s books, including The Maggie B., Little Moon Theater, and A Summertime Song, which Horn Book called “a sumptuous production.” Ms. Haas lived in New York City.

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Bibliography

Bess and Bella (2005)

Bess is feeling terribly lonely when out of the sky tumbles a bird named Bella.

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Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Best in Children’s Books Volume 24 (1959)

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

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Carrie Hepple’s Garden (1979)

Three children crawl through the wall to get their ball and discover Carrie Hepple’s garden.

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Author(s): Ruth Craft
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

A Cat Came Fiddling (1956)

A collection of fifty-seven traditional nursery rhymes set to music.

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Author(s): Paul Kapp
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Come Away (1974)

Mark and Alice explore nature.

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Author(s): Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Emily’s Voyage (1966)

Miss Emily Guinea-Pig sets out on a sea voyage with a crew of seasick rabbits.

Author(s): Emma Smith
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

A Little House of Your Own (1954)

Young children play at making their own house.

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Author(s): Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Little Moon Theater (1981)

Jo Jo, Jip and Nicolette traveling about in their caravan presenting plays and granting wishes, are shivering in the winter’s cold until a little old fairy godmother grants their wish.

Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Maggie B (1975)

Margaret wants to sail for a day in a boat named for her with someone nice for company.

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Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Mysterious Leaf (1954)

Three professors and their housekeeper help the sassafras girl keep Spring alive through the winter.

Author(s): Richard Banks
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Open Doors (1957)

A reading comprehension book for the primary grades.

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The Riddle of the Fly & Other Stories (1959)

A collection of short stories.

Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Something Special (1958)

A set of verses for children.

Author(s): Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

A Summertime Song (1997)

One warm summer night, a frog jumps into Lucy’s room with an invitation to a birthday party.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Irene Haas
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Tatsinda (1963)

A giant, meaning no good, invades the mountain kingdom of the Tatrajanni and takes Tatsinda captive.

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Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

Was it a Good Trade? (1957)

A little man trades his knife for a wife and a cake for a rake and ...

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Author(s): Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

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