She illustrated many books by other writers, including The Treasure Hunters by Enid Blyton, and many collections of fairy tales, both traditional tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and modern stories. Some of her earliest illustrations are found in The Cuckoo Book (1942), a book of fairy tales by Edith Mary Bell. She also contributed to comics, including Playhour, and to annuals, such as Blackie's Children's Annual 1934.[3]
By the 1960s she had begun writing and illustrating her own books for children and young adults. Some have a touch of fantasy: in Two-Thumb Thomas the eponymous hero is raised by school cats; in Broom-Adelaide, a fox rides a flying broomstick. Some, including Lucinda and The Name on the Glass, are set in the past, while in others, such as A Book by Georgina and The Other Face, the lives of the main characters are interwoven with history.[citation needed]
Her books have not remained in print, but some of her illustrations are still available as posters and art prints.[4]
^Jones, Dee. "Barbara Constance Freeman Papers". University of Southern Mississippi Libraries de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^Barbara C. Freeman on the Wee Web 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
barbara, freeman, barbara, constance, freeman, november, 1906, 1999, english, writer, illustrator, books, children, young, adults, barbara, constance, freemanborn, 1906, november, 1906ealing, united, kingdomdied1999surbiton, united, kingdomnationalitybritishkn. Barbara Constance Freeman 29 November 1906 1999 was an English writer and illustrator of books for children and young adults Barbara Constance FreemanBorn 1906 11 29 29 November 1906Ealing United KingdomDied1999Surbiton United KingdomNationalityBritishKnown forIllustration Fairy tale illustration by Barbara C FreemanBiography editBarbara Constance Freeman was born on 29 November 1906 in Ealing near London 1 She attended the Tiffin Girls School in Kingston upon Thames in Surrey and later studied at the Kingston School of Art 2 She illustrated many books by other writers including The Treasure Hunters by Enid Blyton and many collections of fairy tales both traditional tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and modern stories Some of her earliest illustrations are found in The Cuckoo Book 1942 a book of fairy tales by Edith Mary Bell She also contributed to comics including Playhour and to annuals such as Blackie s Children s Annual 1934 3 By the 1960s she had begun writing and illustrating her own books for children and young adults Some have a touch of fantasy in Two Thumb Thomas the eponymous hero is raised by school cats in Broom Adelaide a fox rides a flying broomstick Some including Lucinda and The Name on the Glass are set in the past while in others such as A Book by Georgina and The Other Face the lives of the main characters are interwoven with history citation needed Her books have not remained in print but some of her illustrations are still available as posters and art prints 4 Bibliography editTwo Thumb Thomas 1961 A Book by Georgina 1962 Broom Adelaide 1963 The Name on the Glass 1964 Lucinda 1965 The Forgotten Theatre 1967 Tobias 1967 Timi the Tale of a Griffin 1970 The Other Face 1975 A Haunting Air 1977 A Pocket of Silence 1977 The Summer Travellers 1978 Snow in the Maze 1979 Clemency in the Moonlight 1981 References edit nbsp Children and Young Adult Literature portal Jones Dee Barbara Constance Freeman Papers University of Southern Mississippi Libraries de Grummond Children s Literature Collection Retrieved 27 July 2017 Barbara C Freeman on the Wee Web Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine PaperBack Swap Barbara C Freeman artwork Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara C Freeman amp oldid 1217891520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
