Amanda remembers
by Robert Kraus
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Amanda Remembers, by Robert Kraus, was one of the first books I got as a kid. It was published in 1965, the year I turned age eight. I picked this picture book out as a child simply because it had my first name on the cover. Amanda was not a particularly popular given name the year I was born (I was named in honor of Texas Governor Miriam Amanda Ferguson), and there were very few children's books with an Amanda as a character, let alone the title character.
In the story, Amanda's mother has discarded Amanda's two favorite (but worn out) toys, a doll and a stuffed dog, and Amanda recalls memorable adventures with them. (There is a happy ending.) I love the soft colored pencil illustrations and the Victorian dress of the characters. I show more still have a copy of this book on my shelves. show less
In the story, Amanda's mother has discarded Amanda's two favorite (but worn out) toys, a doll and a stuffed dog, and Amanda recalls memorable adventures with them. (There is a happy ending.) I love the soft colored pencil illustrations and the Victorian dress of the characters. I show more still have a copy of this book on my shelves. show less
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Robert Kraus was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 21, 1925. When he was 10-years-old, he won a cartoon contest staged by the Milwaukee Journal. He received a plaque and had his cartoon printed in the paper. Two years later, the newspaper hired him to produce a weekly cartoon called Public Nuisances. By the time he was 16-years-old, he was show more selling cartoons to magazines like Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post. He studied at Milwaukee's Layton Art School and the Art Students' League in New York. After selling a few cartoons to The New Yorker, he was hired by the magazine as a contract artist. He worked there for 15 years and created 21 covers. While there, he started writing and illustrating children's books. His books included All the Mice Came, Leo the Late Bloomer, and Whose Mouse Are You? He left The New Yorker in 1966 and founded Windmill Books. Within a year, the house had won a prestigious Caldecott Medal. After 20 years, he sold Windmill to Simon and Schuster. In 1983, he began a syndicated Sunday comic feature, called Zap! The Video Chap. He died of congestive heart failure on August 7, 2001 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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