The importance of Crocus
Crocus the crocodile discovers his special talents when the Sweetpeas build a pond on their property.
Main Author: | Duvoisin, Roger, 1900-1980. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
c1980.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Crocus the crocodile discovers his special talents when the Sweetpeas build a pond on their property. |
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Physical Description: |
[32] p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0394949579 (lib. bdg.) |
Author Notes: |
He created more than 40 books and illustrated more than 140 children's books. He created several animal characters including Petunia the foolish goose, Veronica the hippo, Crocus the crocodile, Jasmine the cow, Donkey-Donkey and Hector-Penguin. He also illustrated the Happy Lion series written by his wife. He received several awards for his works including the Caldecott Award for White Snow Bright Snow written by Alvin Tresselt in 1948 and the Caldecott Honor Award for Hide and Seek Fog also written by Tresselt in 1966. He also received the Society of Illustrators Award, the Rutgers Award, the Silver Medallion of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota. He died on June 30, 1980. (Bowker Author Biography) |