Simms Taback
American writer and illustrator
Simms Taback
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Born |
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1932-02-13
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February 13, 1932
The Bronx |
Died |
December 25, 2011
(2011-12-25)
(aged
79)
Ventura, California |
Occupation | Illustrator, writer, graphic designer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art |
Period | 1964–2011 (illustrator) |
Genre | children's picture books |
Notable works | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (1999) |
Notable awards |
Caldecott Medal
2000 |
Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 – December 25, 2011) was an American writer, graphic artist , and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat , and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly . [1]
Biography
He was born to a working family of a housepainter and a seamstress, socialists and labor organizers. His first name is after Harry Simms , Jewish labor leader. [2]
Taback graduated from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and served in the United States Army during the Korean War . He was a designer for CBS Records and The New York Times . He was the founder and president of the Illustrators Guild (later the New York Graphic Artists Guild) and taught art at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University .
Taback designed the first McDonald's Happy Meal box in 1977. He died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer. [3] [4]
Selected works
- Jabberwocky and other nonsense ( Harlin Quist , 1964), three poems by Lewis Carroll , 1871 to 1889 [5]
- Too Much Noise (1967), by Ann McGovern
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Random House, 1977), movable book based on a Yiddish folk song [6]
- Jason's Bus Ride (1987), by Harriet Ziefert
- Road Builders (1994), by B. G. Hennessy
- Sam's Wild West Show (1995), by Nancy Antle
- Two Little Witches: a Halloween counting story (1996), by Harriet Ziefert
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (1997), illustrating the American folk poem [7]
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Viking, 1999) [8] —the Caldecott Medal-winning edition for U.S. picture book illustration
- This is the House that Jack Built (2002), based on the nursery rhyme
- Kibitzers and Fools: tales my zayda (grandfather) told me (2005), traditional Jewish tales [7]
- I Miss You Every Day (2007)
Original works
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Animal Parade
- City Animals
- Dinosaurs
- Farm Animals
- Safari Animals
- Quack Like A Duck!
- Who Am I?
- Who Said Moo?
- Where Is My Baby?
- Where Is My Friend?
Awards
Winner
- 1999: National Jewish Book Award for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat [9]
- 2000: Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat [1]
Finalist
- 1998: Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. [1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Caldecott winner All he can say is, Wow, wow, wow" . CNN. January 18, 2000. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012 . Retrieved November 12, 2010 .
- ↑ "Illustrious" , by Marjorie Ingall, Tablet Magazine , February 08, 2011
- ↑ Heller, Steven (January 1, 2012). "Simms Taback, Writer and Illustrator of Children's Books Dies at 79" . The New York Times . p. A24.
- ↑ "Biography of Simms Taback" . About Simms Taback (simmstaback.com) . Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
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↑
"Jabberwocky and other frabjous nonsense"
(1967 edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record (
LCC
). Retrieved 2013-02-14.
This is Taback's earliest work listed in the U.S. national library catalog. - ↑ "Joseph had a little overcoat" (1977 ed.). LCC record. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- 1 2 "Taback, Simms" . WorldCat. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Joseph had a little overcoat" (1999 ed.). LCC record. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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↑
"Past Winners"
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Jewish Book Council
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January 20,
2020
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External links
- Official Simms Taback Website
- Official Caldecott Website
- Creative Parents Interview
- The Horn Book interview with Simms Taback
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