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Simms Taback (1932–2011)

Forfatter af There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

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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 vis mere 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) vis mindre
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Værker af Simms Taback

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (1977) 2,598 eksemplarer
This Is the House That Jack Built (2002) 893 eksemplarer
Kibitzers and Fools (2005) 236 eksemplarer
I Miss You Every Day (2007) 125 eksemplarer
Postcards from Camp (1705) 88 eksemplarer
Where is My Baby? (1994) — Illustrator — 58 eksemplarer
Simms Taback's City Animals (2009) 51 eksemplarer
Simms Taback's Safari Animals (2008) 37 eksemplarer
Simms Taback's Dinosaurs (2012) 29 eksemplarer
Wiggle Like an Octopus! (2011) — Illustrator — 22 eksemplarer
Zoo Parade! (1990) — Illustrator — 20 eksemplarer
Simms Taback's Big Book of Words (2004) 19 eksemplarer
Peek-A-Boo Who? (2006) 18 eksemplarer
Swing Like A Monkey (2011) 13 eksemplarer
Quack Like a Duck! (2011) 12 eksemplarer
Noisy Forest! (2004) — Illustrator — 11 eksemplarer
On Our Way to the Water!/Includes Animal Stickers (1985) — Illustrator — 11 eksemplarer
Animals (2009) 8 eksemplarer
Do You Have a Tail? (2007) 7 eksemplarer
Colors (2009) 7 eksemplarer
Mommies and Babies (2010) 7 eksemplarer
Where is My House? (2005) 6 eksemplarer
Zoom (2010) 6 eksemplarer
1, 2, 3 (2009) 5 eksemplarer
Animal Play: A Touch-and-Feel Cloth Book (2003) — Illustrator — 4 eksemplarer
Listomania (2012) 3 eksemplarer
Animais da Cidade (2018) 2 eksemplarer
Can You Smile? (2007) 2 eksemplarer
Count: 4,5,6 (2010) 1 eksemplar
Dinossauros 1 eksemplar
Bath Party (Duck) (2009) 1 eksemplar
PLAYTHINGS (1986) 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

Too Much Noise (1967) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver754 eksemplarer
Two Little Witches: A Halloween Counting Story (1996) — Illustrator — 305 eksemplarer
When I First Came to This Land (1998) — Illustrator — 290 eksemplarer
Jason's Bus Ride (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (1987) — Illustrator — 144 eksemplarer
Monday-to-Friday Cookbook (1991) — Illustrator — 134 eksemplarer
Who Said Moo? (1996) — Illustrator — 107 eksemplarer
Snakey Riddles (1990) — Illustrator — 72 eksemplarer
Buggy Riddles (1986) — Illustrator — 60 eksemplarer
Euphonia and the Flood (1836) — Illustrator — 60 eksemplarer
Beach Party! (2005) — Illustrator — 31 eksemplarer

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This book would be good for primary students. This book is "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat" written and illustrated by Simms Taback, published in 1999. This book is so cute. It is about a guy named Joseph and started out with an overcoat and then it got worn, so he made a coat out of it , and then when that got worn he made a vest out of it, and that keep going on until he nil has a button and then he loses that button and he has nothing. Then, he makes a book out of his story after he has nothing and it ends with the lesson that you can always make something out of nothing. I would for sure use this in my class as it teaches a good lesson and teaches kids to be creative when they have nothing to work with. I that really great illustrations and is a lighthearted read.… (mere)
 
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kcochell23 | 197 andre anmeldelser | Jan 31, 2024 |
This is a picture book about a man named Joseph who continued to recycle a coat he had all the way until it was just a button. This book has written based off a yiddish folk song called "I had a Little Overcoat." I really loved this book and would enjoy having it in my classroom for primary students. It was a quick read, creative, and the illustrations are unique. Reading this and then playing the song would be fun in the classroom. Also a Caldecott award winner!
 
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kthomas22 | 197 andre anmeldelser | Jan 31, 2024 |
Famous for his die-cut illustrations, Taback really knows how to work the surprise-and-delight angle. The book has a lot of Jewish culture in the illustrations, too, including little aphorisms and allusions that make up the details of his illustrations. This book would be great for story time with older toddlers or kindergarteners. Really fun.
 
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LibrarianDest | 197 andre anmeldelser | Jan 3, 2024 |
Independent Reading Level: K-2 grades

Awards: Notable Children's Books
 
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RChilds00 | 181 andre anmeldelser | Dec 6, 2023 |

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