Hilary Knight
Author of Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas
About the Author
Hilary Knight was born on November 1, 1926. He is the son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katherine Sturges. He was born in Hempstead, Long Island and grew up in the town of Roslyn. When he was six the family moved to Manhattan where he has lived ever since. He is the illustrator of over fifty show more books, nine of which he also wrote. He is best known as the illustrator of Kay Thompson's Eloise (1955) and others in the Eloise series. He lives in an apartment in midtown Manhattan which also serves as his studio and library. His illustrations are available for purchase at two galleries--the Giraffics Gallery (East Hampton, New York) and Every Picture Tells a Story (Santa Monica, California). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Hilary Knight
Hilary Knight's Mother Goose : More Than 100 Illustrated Rhymes Illustrated in Full Color (1962) 17 copies
Kohl's Cares for Kids Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas (Kohl's Cares for Kids) (2001) 5 copies
It's Me, Eloise: The Voice of Kay Thompson and the Art of Hilary Knight (2016) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Spooky Magic 1 copy
Associated Works
The I Hate to Housekeep Book: When and How to Keep House Without Losing Your Mind (1958) — Illustrator — 238 copies
The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book: Over 440 World-Famous Recipes with Good-Humored Tips and Shortcuts (1986) — Illustrator — 199 copies
Eloise's Guide to Life: Or, How to Eat, Dress, Travel, Behave, and Stay Six Forever (1905) — Illustrator — 158 copies
Appendix to The I Hate To Cook Book: With Over 140 Recipes and 323 Afterthoughts (1966) — Illustrator — 143 copies
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Boxed Set: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic / Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / and Mrs.… (1986) — Illustrator, some editions — 120 copies
The I still hate to cook book: With over 140 recipes and 323 afterthoughts (1966) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1973 — Illustrator — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1976 — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1977 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, February 1976 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, July 1975 — Illustrator — 2 copies
The I Hate to Cook Book [and] Appendix to The I Hate to Cook Book — Illustrator — 1 copy
Eloise Dresses Up by Thompson, Kay, Knight, Hilary, Cheshire, Marc (2005) Paperback (1800) — Illustrator — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1926-11-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Hempstead, New York, USA
Roslyn, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA - Occupations
- Navy ship painter (1944-46)
painter (murals)
illustrator (magazines)
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- Works
- 22
- Also by
- 65
- Members
- 1,331
- Popularity
- #19,338
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 88
- ISBNs
- 45
- Favorited
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