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Edith Thacher Hurd

Edith Thacher was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1933 she graduated from Radcliffe College and moved to New York City, and in 1934 she enrolled in the Bank Street College of Education. There she met fellow student George Hurd, and the two married in 1939. They began creating children's books, she writing and he illustrating. In 1938, she published her first book for children Hurry, Hurry. In 1949, they had a son, Thacher, who is also a children's book illustrator. Over the course of her career, Edith wrote more than seventy-five children's books, many of which were illustrated by Clement.

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American children's writer known for picture book texts, many illustrated by her husband

Born 3 September 1910
Died 25 January 1997

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  • Cover of: Johnny Lion's Book

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    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1960 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1959 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1952 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Edith Thacher Hurd

American children's writer known for picture book texts, many illustrated by her husband

Born 3 September 1910
Died 25 January 1997

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Fiction, Juvenile literature, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Animals, Infancy, Cats, Children's stories, Fantasy, Animals, infancy, fiction, Lion, Lion, fiction, Lions, Parental behavior in animals, Picture books, Behavior, Christmas stories, Dogs, Habits and behavior, Humorous stories, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Aeronautics, Airplanes, Animals, fiction, Beavers

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Clement Hurd (1908-), Francis Drake Sir (1540?-1596), Gertrude Stein (1874-1946)

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Alternative names

  • Juniper Sage
  • Edith Thatcher Hurd

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September 22, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 8, 2014 Edited by AnandBot Undo author merge 48060524
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import