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James Thurber

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(1894 - 1961)

James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American author, cartoonist and celebrated wit. Thurber was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker magazine and collected in his numerous books. One of the most popular humorists of his time, Thurber celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people.



Bibliography

13 Clocks (1950)

A wicked Duke imagines he has killed time itself.

Author(s): James Thurber
Illustrator(s): Marc Simont

The Great Quillow (1994)

When a giant terrorizes and tyrannizes the village, it is up to the toymaker to send him packing.

Author(s): James Thurber
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Many Moons (1943)

When the Princess Lenore falls ill of a surfeit of raspberry tarts, the only thing that can cure her is the Moon. But how will her father the King get it for her?

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Thurber
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1944

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