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Simms Taback was born on February 13, 1932 in New York City. Before serving two years in the Army, he graduated from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1953. He worked as an art director at CBS Records and The New York Times and as an advertising art director at William Douglas McAdams. He designed and illustrated the first McDonald's Happy Meal box in the 1970s. During his lifetime, he was the illustrator and occasional author of about 50 children's books including There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, which won the Caldecott Medal in 2000, and Postcards from Camp. He died of pancreatic cancer on December 25, 2011 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly… (more)
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat 2,519 copies, 194 reviews
This Is the House That Jack Built 866 copies, 20 reviews
Kibitzers and Fools 230 copies, 13 reviews
I Miss You Every Day 123 copies, 9 reviews
Postcards from Camp 89 copies, 3 reviews
Where is My Baby? (Illustrator) 55 copies, 2 reviews
Simms Taback's City Animals 50 copies, 4 reviews
Wiggle Like an Octopus! (Illustrator) 22 copies, 2 reviews
Peek-A-Boo Who? 18 copies
Zoo Parade! (Illustrator) 17 copies
Swing Like A Monkey 13 copies, 1 review
Quack Like a Duck! 12 copies, 1 review
Noisy Forest! (Illustrator) 11 copies
Animals 8 copies
Do You Have a Tail? 7 copies, 1 review
Zoom 6 copies
Colors 6 copies
1, 2, 3 4 copies
Animal Play: A Touch-and-Feel Cloth Book (Illustrator) 4 copies, 2 reviews
Listomania 3 copies
PLAYTHINGS 1 copy
Too Much Noise (Illustrator, some editions) 735 copies, 22 reviews
Two Little Witches: A Halloween Counting Story (Illustrator) 293 copies, 4 reviews
When I First Came to This Land (Illustrator) 282 copies, 2 reviews
Jason's Bus Ride (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (Illustrator) 143 copies, 1 review
Monday-to-Friday Cookbook (Illustrator) 132 copies, 1 review
Who Said Moo? (Illustrator) 107 copies, 2 reviews
Snakey Riddles (Illustrator) 71 copies, 1 review
Buggy Riddles (Illustrator) 58 copies, 2 reviews
Euphonia and the Flood (Illustrator) 58 copies, 2 reviews
Beach Party! (Illustrator) 30 copies, 3 reviews
Noisy Barn! (Illustrator) 26 copies, 2 reviews
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