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Kate Seredy

Author, Illustrator, Translator

(1899 - 1975)

Kate Seredy (1899–1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children’s books. She won the Newbery Medal once, the Newbery Honor twice, the Caldecott Medal once, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Most of her books were written in English, which was not her first language.



Bibliography

Adopted Jane (1947)

A young orphan girl spends the summer with two families, hoping that one will adopt her.

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Author(s): Helen Fern Daringer
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Adopted Jane (2002)

A young orphan girl spends the summer with two families, hoping that one will adopt her.

Author(s): Helen Fern Daringer
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Best in Children’s Books Volume 9 (1958)

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

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Bible Children (1937)

A selection of Bible stories about children.

Author(s): Blanche Jennings Thompson
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

A Brand New Uncle (1961)

When Mr. and Mrs. Smith run away from their grandchildren, they soon find how much they miss them.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

The Broken Song (1934)

The story of a family in the last days of Imperial Russia.

Author(s): Sonia Medvedeva Daugherty
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1934

Caddie Woodlawn (1935)

Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.

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Author(s): Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1936

A Candle Burns for France (1946)

The lives of some French saints for children.

Author(s): Blanche Jennings Thompson
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

The Chestry Oak (1948)

A young Hungarian orphan comes to America. This is also the story of a boy and his horse.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

Children Everywhere (1958)

A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.

The Christmas Anna Angel (1944)

The Christmas Anna Angel makes Christmas cakes for Anna and her brother.

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Author(s): Ruth Sawyer
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1945

Common Sense for Mothers (1935)

A mother of seven gives advice on child rearing.

Author(s): Estelle Mulqueen Reilly
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Dictionary for Use with Peter and Peggy (1930)

A dictionary for use with the elementary school readers Peter and Peggy.

A Dog Named Penny (1955)

Two orphaned children makes friends with their neighbor and his dog.

Author(s): Clyde Robert Bulla
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

An Ear for Uncle Emil (1939)

Uncle Emil, the best herdsman doll in Switzerland has lost his ear to Gigi the goose.

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Author(s): E. R. Gaggin
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1939

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