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Georges Duplaix

Author, Illustrator, Translator

(1895 - 0)

Originally trained as a doctor, Georges Duplaix became a successful salesman of medical equipment, but lost all his money in the Depression. He turned to writing and illustrating children’s books and in 1935 was the head of the Artist’s and Writers Guild. As a publisher for Western Printing he helped bring the Adventures of Tintin series to America, and is also credited for conceptualizing the Little Golden Books series.

 



Bibliography

Adventures of Captain William Walrus (1972)

A ship’s crew searches for underwater treasure and deals with a runaway locomotive.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Enzo Giannini

Animal Stories (1944)

Forty-six original stories featuring our animal friends. Some editions have only thirty-six stories.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Animal Stories (1957)

A Giant Little Golden Book containing The Happy Man and His Dump Truck, Animal Gym and The Merry Shipwreck.

Animal Stories #8008 (1944)

Original stories featuring our animal friends. This is a later edition with about half as many stories. It is a Big not a Giant Little Golden Book.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Animal Tales (1971)

Thirty-two stories about our animal friends. A shorter version of Animal Stories.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Big Brown Bear (1944)

The big brown bear just cannot keep away from the honey tree, even though he knows what will happen if he tries to steal some honey. This Big Golden Book was also shortened and published as a Little Golden Book.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Big Brown Bear (1947)

Originally published as a Big Golden Book, this story of a bear who cannot stay away from a beehive has been a perennial favorite. Later editions are significantly shorter.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Dou Dou Flies Away (1937)

A small shepherdess visits the African jungle and befriends the animals.

Author(s): A. Boursier-Mougenot
Illustrator(s): A. Boursier-Mougenot

Fluff, the Little Wild Rabbit (1937)

Fluff and his friend are separated over the hard winter but meet again in the spring.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Gaston and Joséphine (1933)

The adventures of two French pigs who travel to America. This is the original somewhat longer version, illustrated by its author.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Georges Duplaix

Gaston and Joséphine (1948)

Tells of the adventures of two French pigs who visit America.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Gaston and Joséphine in America (1934)

Two French pigs visit America, spend all their money on 5th Avenue in New York and work their way to Hollywood.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Georges Duplaix

The Happy Family (1947)

The story of a typical American family.

Author(s): Nicole
Illustrator(s): Gertrude Elliott

The Happy Family (1955)

The story of a typical American family.

Author(s): Nicole
Illustrator(s): Corinne Malvern

The Lively Little Rabbit (1943)

The lively little rabbit makes a new friend who helps him escape from the weasel. The first edition is in color and black and white. Later editions were all in color but much shorter.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Ariane
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Lively Little Rabbit (1954)

The lively little rabbit makes a new friend who helps him escape from the weasel. The first edition is in color and black and white. Later editions were all in color but much shorter.

Author(s): Ariane
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Merry Shipwreck (1942)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift.

Read online at archive.org.  This is the later edition. 

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Merry Shipwreck (1953)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Mother Goose Rhymes and Other Childhood Favorites (1972)

A generous selection of the work of Feodor Rojankovsky including nursery rhymes, folk tales, Bible stories and even Robinson Crusoe.

Pee-Gloo, A Little Penguin from the South Pole (1935)

The story of a little penguin.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Georges Duplaix

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