Ruth Krauss (1901–1993)
Author of The Carrot Seed
About the Author
Ruth Krauss was born on July 25, 1901 in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended the Peabody Institute of Music. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Parsons School of Fine and Applied Art and studied anthropology at Columbia University. In 1941, she married David Johnson Leisk, who wrote and show more illustrated children's books as Crockett Johnson. They occasionally worked together. Her first book, A Good Man and His Good Wife, was published in 1944. She was credited as being one of the first authors to use minimal text, concentrating on precise language and working closely with an illustrator. She wrote more than 30 children's books during her lifetime including The Carrot Seed, I Can Fly, and A Hole Is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions. She received the Caldecott Medal for The Happy Day in 1950 and A Very Special House in 1954. She also wrote verse plays and poetry for adults. She died on July 10, 1993 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Ruth Krauss
The little king, the little queen, the little monster;: And other stories you can make up yourself (1966) 6 copies
Whose Mouse Are You? 2 copies
A Hole to Dig 1 copy
i can fly 1 copy
If Only 1 copy
This Thumbprint 1 copy
Associated Works
Telephone #9 — Contributor — 1 copy
Telephone #11 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Krauss, Ruth Ida
- Birthdate
- 1901-07-25
- Date of death
- 1993-07-10
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Place of death
- Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Education
- Parsons School of Design (BA|1929)
- Occupations
- children's book author
poet - Relationships
- Johnson, Crockett (husband)
- Awards and honors
- Caldecott Medal (1950 | 1954)
- Short biography
- Ruth Krauss was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the Parson School of Design in New York City. During the 1940s, she was a member of the Writers' Laboratory at the Bank Street College of Education. In 1943, she married Crockett Johnson, a children's book author and illustrator. They collaborated on many books for children, among them such classics such as The Carrot Seed (1945). Her book A Hole Is to Dig (1952) was illustrated by Maurice Sendak. She produced more than 30 books for children in her career and also wrote poems for an adult audience.
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Reviews
I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss
Absolutely charming book illustrating joyous imaginary play.
This was a fun read. We got it from the library and didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t realize it was an abc book but the statements were so off the wall at times it didn’t seem like an abc book. My kids 10-6 were all laughing and enjoying it together.
Meh. It's fun to see an alphabet book where verbs are the starting letter as opposed to nouns. But it also wasn't a super great book either.
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- Works
- 60
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 9,741
- Popularity
- #2,450
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 177
- ISBNs
- 197
- Languages
- 11