Robert Lawson
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Robert Lawson (October 4, 1892 – May 27, 1957) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in They Were Strong and Good in 1941 and the Newbery award for his short story for Rabbit Hill in 1945.
Books
The golden horseshoe
The great wheel (Newbery honor roll)
Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
They Were Strong and Good
They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good."
The tough winter
The hard winter that Analdes, the old rabbit, prophesis comes to pass in more ways than one for the dwellers of Rabbit Hill when the "folk" go away and leave a neglectful caretaker with a mean dog in charge.
Captain Kidd's Cat
McDermot the cat sails aboard the Adventure with the infamous pirate and his crew, presenting an inside view of life on the high seas along with surprising revelations about his notorious master.
Ben and me : a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse Amos
The fabulous flight
Peter Peabody Pepperell, who has shrunk to a tiny size, takes off on an adventure on the back of his seagull friend Gus.
Edward, Hoppy, and Joe
An inquisitive little rabbit named Edward and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals.
The Story of Ferdinand
A gentle bull who likes to sit quietly and smell flowers is entered in a bullfight.
Rabbit hill
New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers
Dick Whittington & His Cat
Retells the legend of the poor boy who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and becomes Lord Mayor of London.
Robbut, a tale of tails
Dissatisfied with his own tail, a young rabbit tries out that of a cat, a garter snake, and a fox.
Ben and Me
Benjamin Franklin's fabulous career, as observed and recorded by the great man's intimate friend, Amos the mouse.
Mr. Revere and I
An account of the life of the Revere family and the activities of the Sons of Liberty as told from the point of view of Paul Revere's horse.
McWhinney's jaunt
Story of Professor Ambrose Augustus McWhinney, inventor of Z-Gas. With Z-Gas the Professor's bycycle tires just wouldn't stay on the ground.