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* {{cite book |last=Chalmers |first=Mary |author-mask=1 |date=1967 |title=Be Good, Harry |publisher=[[Harper & Row]] |page=32 |isbn=9780064430272}} |
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Revision as of 03:05, 30 November 2024
Mary Chalmers (born 1927) is an American author and illustrator. She is known for her books about Harry, an anthropomorphic cat.[1]
Career
Chalmers attended Haddon Heights High in New Jersey before graduating in 1944 and obtaining a four year degree in painting at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. During her college years, she sold several of her city and landscape watercolors, aiming to become a professional artist after graduation. She then was hired as an artist for the magazines Holiday and Jack and Jill. Her work for these children's magazines raised her interest in writing her own children's story and worked on her own time designing characters and storylines.[2]
The stories she wrote were repeatedly rejected by publishers before he received attention in 1954 from Harper & Brothers for her first published story, Come for a Walk With Me. Published in March 1955, it sold 6000 copies within three months. She soon published Here Comes the Trolley Car the same year and A Hat for Amy Jean in 1956, with several more books already on contract. All of the books featured not only Chalmers' writing, but also her personally made illustrations. They stood out from other children's books at the time by not being primarily illustrations with a line or two of story per page, but instead had illustrations woven throughout and within the borders and margins, alongside complete pages of written story.[2]
Books
- — (1956). A Hat for Amy Jean. Harper & Brothers.[5]
- — (1956). A Christmas Story. HarperCollins Canada. p. 24. ISBN 9780064431569.[6]
- — (1957). George Appleton. Harper & Brothers. p. 32.[7]
- — (1957). Kevin. Harper & Brothers.[8]
- — (1958). Throw a Kiss, Harry. Harpercollins. p. 32. ISBN 9780064430302.[9]
- — (1958). Boats Finds a House. Harper & Brothers. p. 32.[10]
- — (1959). The Cat Who Liked to Pretend. Harper & Brothers. ISBN 9780060211806.[11]
- — (1961). Mr. Cat's Wonderful Surprise. Harper & Row.[12]
- — (1964). Take a Nap, Harry. HarperCollins. p. 32. ISBN 9780060212445.[13]
- — (1967). Be Good, Harry. Harper & Row. p. 32. ISBN 9780064430272.
- — (1977). Merry Christmas, Harry. HarperCollins. p. 31. ISBN 9780060227425.[14]
- — (1981). Come to the Doctor, Harry. Harper & Row. p. 32. ISBN 9780590758239.[15]
- — (1986). Six Dogs, Twenty-three Cats, Forty-five Mice, and One Hundred Sixteen Spiders. Harper & Row. p. 32. ISBN 9780060211882.
- — (1988). Easter Parade. Harper & Row. p. 32. ISBN 9780064432191.[16]
Illustrator
- The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom (1960)
- Big Brother by Charlotte Zolotow 1960 [17]
- The Happy Birthday Present 1962 by Joan Heilbroner[18]
- Marigold and Grandma on the Town Stephanie Calmenson 1994[19]
- Three to Get Ready 1965 by Betty Doyle Boegehold
- Crystal Tree Jennie D. Lindquist 1966
- Goodnight, Andrew, Goodnight, Craig 1969 by Marjorie Sharmat
- When Will It Snow? 1971 by Syd Hoff[20]
- Letitia Rabbit's String Song 1973 by russell hoban[21][22]
- Crickety Cricket!: The Best-Loved Poems of James S. Tippett (1973)[23]
- The Snuggle Bunny by Nancy Jewell 1972
- The day after Christmas 1975 by Alice Bach
- Oh No, Cat! by Janice May Udry
- Mule in the Mail 1978 by Stephen Manes[24]
- When Daisies Pied, and Violets Blue: Songs from Shakespeare 1974 by William Shakespeare
- Home at Last: A Young Cat's Tale 1980 by Patricia Lauber
References
- ^ "Mary Chalmers". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095601668.
- ^ a b Roeder, Ida Mae (April 4, 1956). "Haddon Hts. Woman Finds Career In Writing Books for Children". Courier-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Come for a Walk With Me:
- "Entertaining Tale For the Very Young". Tulsa World. April 24, 1955. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Goodwin, Polly (March 27, 1955). "The Junior Bookshelf". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "For the Pre-Schooler". The Pittsburgh Press. April 17, 1955. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Summer Book List, Reviews Recommended For Young Readers: The Youngest Readers". News and Record. May 29, 1955. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Blount, Charlotte (October 16, 1955). "The Children's Bookshelf". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wall, Mary R. (May 26, 1955). "The Book Shelf". Woods County Enterprise and Waynoka News. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Derleth, August (April 16, 1955). "Books of Today". The Capital Times. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Here Comes the Trolley Car:
- https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/13/archives/morning-odyssey-here-comes-the-trolley-car-story-and-pictures-by.html
- "Animal and Other Fare for 6-to-8-Year-Olds". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1955. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Church, Betsy (November 13, 1955). "Here Comes The Trolley Car". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Templeton, Lucy (November 13, 1955). "Literature for Young Shows Wholesome Swing Back to the Joyous Land of Make-Believe". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for A Hat for Amy Jean:
- W., E. I. (April 1, 1956). "Easter Parade Of Books Presents Gay Jackets Around Titles That Sound Like Spring Itself". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Derleth, August (May 19, 1956). "Books of Today". The Capital Times. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Canfield, Helen S. (June 17, 1956). "Picture Books For Youth". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for A Christmas Story:
- Edmonds, May H. (December 11, 1971). "Gift the Little Readers With a Book". The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Christmas Story". Tallahassee Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for George Appleton:
- W., E. I. (December 1, 1957). "Attractive Picture-Story Books For Young Readers' Book Shelves". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mahoney, Esther R. (September 8, 1957). "Fine Little Tale". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Kevin:
- Martin, Kathleen B. (October 6, 1957). "Kevin, the Little Rabbit, Hero of Childish Story". The Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ilg, Frances L.; Ames, Louise Bates (August 30, 1957). "Three New Books For Small Fry". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- I., E. D. (August 10, 1957). "Animal Stories". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Throw a Kiss, Harry:
- M., E. C. (May 11, 1958). "Cats ... and ... Dogs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ilg, Frances L.; Ames, Louise Bates (June 4, 1958). "More Interest In Recent Books For Preschooler". Chattanooga Daily Times. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Reviews for The Cat Who Liked to Pretend:
- "A Cat Performs". Springfield Leader and Press. August 16, 1959. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Captivating". Omaha World-Herald. November 8, 1959. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews for Mr. Cat's Wonderful Surprise:
- "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
- "Illustrations First Catch Attention Of Young Reader". Daily Independent Journal. July 8, 1961. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ G., R. Y. (May 23, 1964). "Children's Books". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/11/archives/childrens-books-visions-of-sugarplums.html
- ^ Reviews for Come to the Doctor, Harry:
- https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/books/for-seeing-and-reading.html
- Hamsher, Florence (August 2, 1981). "Taking a reading on the juvenile book market". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 1-E, 9-E. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "BIG BROTHER | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/joan-heilbroner/the-happy-birthday-present/
- ^ "MARIGOLD AND GRANDMA ON THE TOWN | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ Edmonds, May H. (December 11, 1971). "Gift the Little Readers With a Book". The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/15/archives/rabbit-roundup.html
- ^ O'Hara, J. Donald (November 22, 1973). "Letitia Rabbit's String Song (review)". Children's Literature. 2 (1): 234–234 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ Curto, Josephine J. (March 31, 1974). "Youngsters Pick Books". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/10/archives/concerning-christmas-christmas.html