Simms Taback
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Description
Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 – December 25, 2011) was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Books
Peek-a-Boo...Who?
The reader is invited to guess which animal is hiding beneath the flap on each page.
Laughing together
A collection of jokes, cartoons, riddles, rhymes, and short tales from around the world, with many jokes in the original language as well as English.
Joseph had a little overcoat
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
I miss you every day
A little girl misses someone so much that she wraps herself up like a package and sends herself through the mail.
Simms Taback's farm animals
The reader is invited to guess which farm animal is hiding beneath fold-outs that reveal a succession of clues.
Do You Have a Tail?
Readers can compare their anatomies to that of various animals.
Postcards from camp
Follows Michael's summer at sleep-away camp through a series of postcards and letters sent between him and his father.
Simms Taback's big book of words
From drum to tricycle, telephone to tambourine, colorful images illustrate the everyday world of children in this special word book by Caldecott Medallist Simms Taback.
Kibitzers and fools
Thirteen brief, illustrated, traditional Jewish tales, each accompanied by an appropriate saying.
Simms Taback's city animals
The reader is invited to guess which animal is hiding beneath fold-outs that reveal a succession of clues.