John Alcorn (1) (1935–1992)

Author of The Fireside Book of Children's Songs

For other authors named John Alcorn, see the disambiguation page.

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Image credit: John Alcorn, illustrator

Works by John Alcorn

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The Fireside Book of Children's Songs (1965) — Illustrator — 106 copies

Books! (1962) — Illustrator, cover designer — 60 copies, 1 review

Pocahontas in London (1967) — Illustrator; Designer, some editions — 8 copies

Never Make Fun of a Turtle, My Son. (1969) — Illustrator — 7 copies, 1 review

One Two Three - Learning to Count (Hallmark Children's Editions) (1990) 4 copies

Where in the World Do You Live (1967) — Illustrator — 4 copies

John Alcorn: Evolution by Design (2014) — Illustrator — 4 copies

Stories That Never Grow Old (1966) 3 copies

A Letter to Anywhere (1965) — Illustrator — 2 copies

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Watership Down (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 27,820 copies, 511 reviews

A Room of One's Own (1929) — Cover designer, some editions — 14,035 copies, 203 reviews

The Voyage Out (1915) — Cover designer, some editions — 3,002 copies, 45 reviews

The Years (1937) — Cover designer, some editions — 1,804 copies, 31 reviews

The High Crusade (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,395 copies, 38 reviews

The Military Philosophers (1968) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 432 copies, 16 reviews

Everyone but thee and me (1962) — Illustrator, some editions — 175 copies, 2 reviews

Forever Fifty (1989) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 151 copies, 6 reviews

From a View to a Death (1933) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 146 copies, 2 reviews

It's Hard to Be Hip over Thirty, and Other Tragedies of Married Life (1968) — Illustrator, some editions — 136 copies, 2 reviews

Sibyl Sue Blue (1966) — Jacket Illustrator, some editions — 72 copies, 2 reviews

A Spy in the Family (1970) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 56 copies

I Love Galesburg in the Springtime (1963) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 49 copies, 1 review

Mrs. Wallop (1970) — Cover designer, some editions — 47 copies

Abecedarian Book (1964) — Illustrator, designer, some editions — 40 copies, 1 review

Dione Lucas Gourmet Cooking School Cookbook (1964) — Illustrator — 34 copies, 1 review

La petite famille (2021) — Illustrator — 14 copies

Writing! (1964) — Illustrator; Designer, some editions — 9 copies, 1 review

LA Fiesta (1967) — Illustrator — 5 copies

The Circus: A Book to Begin On (1971) — Illustrator — 4 copies

Sydney Omarr's Astrological Guide for You in 1969 (Omarr Astrology) (1968) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1935-02-10
Date of death: 1992-01-27
Gender: male
Education: Cooper Union (Bx)
Occupations: commercial artist
graphic designer
illustrator
Organizations: Esquire Magazine, New York
Push Pin Studios, New York
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Corona, New York, USA
Places of residence: Corona, New York, USA
Great Neck, New York, USA
Ossining, New York, USA
Florence, Italy
Cold Spring, New York, USA
Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Place of death: Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, USA

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Books! by Murray McCain

Originally published in 1962. Rereleased in a larger format.

May 22, 2015

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La tartaruga non fa una ruga by Martin Gardner

Filastrocche per bambini con belle immagini

Se qualcuno si chiedesse cosa diavolo ha a che fare Martin Gardner con le filastrocche per bambini, vuol dire che non ha studiato. A parte il fatto che Gardner ha scritto di tutto, prima di cominciare a tenere la sua rubrica di giochi matematici sullo Scientific American era stato per alcuni anni l'editor della rivista per ragazzi Humpty Dumpty Magazine. Detto questo, il librino ha delle bellissime illustrazioni stile anni '60 di John Alcorn, tra show more Yellow Submarine e Vip - mio fratello superuomo; i testi sono "educativi", direi, anche se divertenti. Forse al posto di Valentina Paggi avrei usato un registro un po' più alto, scrivere le poesiole in italiano dà sempre il rischio di scadere nel lezioso. Infine: essendo un testo per bambini consiglierei comunque di comprare la versione cartacea. show less

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