HomeGroupsTalkZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.
MembersReviewsPopularityRatingFavorited   Events   
28,477 (33,187)481677 (4.2)26
Robert McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio on September 14, 1914. In 1932, he won a scholarship to the Vesper George Art School in Boston. Two years later he was commissioned to execute bas-reliefs for the municipal building in his hometown. Then he moved to New York to study at the National Academy of Design. He painted for two summers on Cape Cod, but only sold a few water colors during that time. After meeting with a children's book editor, he moved back Ohio and began to draw and paint the things around him in everyday life. The result was Lentil, the story of a boy and his harmonica in a typical Midwestern town. He returned to New York, where Viking Press acquired the book. He then got a job in Boston, assisting Francis Scott Bradford in making an enormous mural of famous people of Beacon Hill. It was there that he got the idea for Make Way for Ducklings, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1942. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the Army. Stationed in Alabama, he was assigned to draw training pictures. After the war, he continued to write and illustrate children's books including Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man. Time of Wonder was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1958, making McCloskey the first artist to receive this honor twice. In 1974, he was awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association for continued distinguished contribution to children's literature. He died on June 30, 2003 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Make Way for Ducklings… (more)
Henry Reed, Inc. (Illustrator) 984 copies, 8 reviews
Journey Cake, Ho! (Illustrator) 649 copies, 4 reviews
Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service (Illustrator) 460 copies, 2 reviews
Henry Reed's Journey (Illustrator) 332 copies, 6 reviews
Henry Reed's Big Show (Illustrator) 194 copies
Henry Reed's Think Tank (Illustrator) 194 copies
The Man Who Lost His Head (Illustrator) 159 copies, 2 reviews
Writing books for boys and girls (Contributor, some editions) 5 copies
animals (505) bears (371) birds (146) blueberries (290) Boston (307) Caldecott (765) Caldecott Honor (278) Caldecott Medal (216) children (614) children's (990) children's book (137) children's books (200) children's fiction (245) children's literature (404) classic (282) classics (198) collection:Fiction (368) ducklings (130) ducks (640) family (455) FIAR (199) fiction (1,487) food (156) hardcover (181) humor (189) juvenile (161) kids (188) literature (121) Maine (433) nature (173) own (113) paperback (390) picture book (1,724) read (142) read aloud (132) realistic fiction (114) shelf:Fiction (368) Sonlight (119) summer (146) to-read (127)
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical name
Legal name
Other names
Date of birth
Date of death
Burial location
Gender
Nationality
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
Education
Occupations
Relationships
Agents
Organizations
Awards and honors
Short biography
Disambiguation notice

Member ratings

Average: (4.2)
0.5 2
1 16
1.5 2
2 96
2.5 12
3 465
3.5 71
4 925
4.5 97
5 1336

Improve this author

Combine/separate works

Author division

Robert McCloskey is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.

Includes

Robert McCloskey is composed of 13 names. You can examine and separate out names.

Combine with…

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 188,835,861 books! | Top bar: Always visible