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Edith Thacher Hurd

January 20, 2023

Edith Thacher Hurd (September 14, 1910 – January 25, 1997) was an American writer of children's books. She published 70 books in her lifetime,[4] fifty of them illustrated by her husband, Clement Hurd.

Edith Thacher Hurd
BornEdith Thacher
(1910-09-14)September 14, 1910[a]
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1997(1997-01-25) (aged 86)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter
EducationRadcliffe College
Bank Street College of Education
Years active1938–1983
Spouse
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(m. 1939; died 1988)​
ChildrenJohn Thacher Hurd

Biography

Edith Thacher was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1910 to John Hamilton Thacher and Edith Gilman Thacher. She had one older brother, John Jr., and one younger brother, Nicholas, who served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1973.[3]

She attended Radcliffe College and the Bank Street College of Education, where she first met Clement Hurd and Margaret Wise Brown. She taught for four years at New York's Dalton School, and during World War II worked as a news analyst at the United States Office of War Information in San Francisco. Thacher and Hurd married in 1939, collaborated on over fifty books, and had a son, John Thacher Hurd.[5] Hurd also co-wrote with Brown, under the pseudonym "Juniper Sage."[6]

She died on January 25, 1997 in Walnut Creek, California, aged 86.[5]

Hurd's work, as well as that of her husband and son, was featured at several museums in the traveling exhibition "From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd."[7][8][9]

Selected works

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources state Edith Thacher's date of birth to be September 13, 1910.[1] Others,[2] including her brother,[3] cite September 14, 1910.

References

  1. ^ "Edith Thacher Hurd". Bookology Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 2002.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Niel M. (May 28, 1992). "Oral History Interview with Nicholas G. Thacher". Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "William Rufus Scott, 86, Pioneer In Children's Book Publishing," The New York Times (July 25, 1997).
  5. ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (January 28, 1997). "Edith Hurd, 86, Who Introduced The Planet to Young Readers". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Catalog record for Juniper Sage at the United States Library of Congress
  7. ^ "Exhibit Brings 'Goodnight Moon' to Life". The Washington Post. Associated Press. April 24, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Kusnetz, Ilyse (August 26, 2004). "The Art Of Picture Books". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  9. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (July 29, 2003). "Arts Briefing". The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

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January 20, 2023
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Edith Thacher Hurd September 14 1910 January 25 1997 was an American writer of children s books She published 70 books in her lifetime 4 fifty of them illustrated by her husband Clement Hurd Edith Thacher HurdBornEdith Thacher 1910 09 14 September 14 1910 a Kansas City Missouri U S DiedJanuary 25 1997 1997 01 25 aged 86 Walnut Creek California U S OccupationWriterEducationRadcliffe CollegeBank Street College of EducationYears active1938 1983SpouseClement Hurd m 1939 died 1988 wbr ChildrenJohn Thacher Hurd Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 with Margaret Wise Brown 2 2 Illustrated by Clement Hurd 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditEdith Thacher was born in Kansas City Missouri in 1910 to John Hamilton Thacher and Edith Gilman Thacher She had one older brother John Jr and one younger brother Nicholas who served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1973 3 She attended Radcliffe College and the Bank Street College of Education where she first met Clement Hurd and Margaret Wise Brown She taught for four years at New York s Dalton School and during World War II worked as a news analyst at the United States Office of War Information in San Francisco Thacher and Hurd married in 1939 collaborated on over fifty books and had a son John Thacher Hurd 5 Hurd also co wrote with Brown under the pseudonym Juniper Sage 6 She died on January 25 1997 in Walnut Creek California aged 86 5 Hurd s work as well as that of her husband and son was featured at several museums in the traveling exhibition From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog The World of Clement Edith and Thacher Hurd 7 8 9 Selected works EditHurry Hurry illus Mary Pepperrell Dana W R Scott 1938 The Wreck of the Wild Wave Being the True Account of the Wreck of the Clipper Ship Wild Wave of Boston illus Josiah Nickerson Knowles Oxford University Press 1942 Jerry the Jeep illus Theodore Friday Lothrop 1945 The Galleon from Manila Oxford University Press 1949 Mr Shortsleeves Great Big Store illus Bernice Myers Simon amp Schuster 1952 The Golden Hind illus Leonard Everett Fisher Crowell 1960 Sandpipers illus Lucienne Bloch Crowell 1961 Starfish illus Lucienne Bloch Crowell 1962 Sailers Whalers and Steamers Ships that Opened the West illus Lyle Galloway Lane 1964 Who Will Be Mine illus by photographs Golden Gate 1966 The White Horse illus Tony Chen Harper 1970 Come With Me to Nursery School illus Edward Bigelow Coward 1970 Dinosaur My Darling illus by Don Freeman Harper amp Row 1978 The Black Dog Who Went into the Woods illus Emily Arnold McCully Harper 1980 I Dance in My Red Pajamas illus Emily Arnold McCully Harper 1982 Song of the Sea Otter illus Jennifer Dewey Pantheon 1983 with Margaret Wise Brown Edit The Man in the Manhole and the Fix It Men illus Bill Ballantine New York W R Scott 1946 written as Juniper Sage OCLC 1698467 Five Little Firemen illus Tibor Gergely Little Golden Books 1948 The Little Fat Policeman illus Alice and Martin Provensen Little Golden Books 1950 Illustrated by Clement Hurd Edit Benny the Bulldozer Lothrop Lee amp Shepard Co 1947 Caboose Lothrop Lee amp Shepard Co 1950 Little Brass Band Harper 1955 Windy and the Willow Whistle Sterling 1956 Mr Charlie the Fireman s Friend Lippincott 1958 Last One Home is a Green Pig Harper 1959 Hurry Hurry Harper 1960 re issue of a book published in 1938 by W R Scott with illustrations by Mary Pepperrell Dana Come and Have Fun Harper 1962 Christmas Eve Harper 1962 No Funny Business Harper 1962 The Day the Sun Danced Harper 1965 Johnny Lion s Book Harper 1965 What Whale Where Harper 1966 The Blue Heron Tree Viking 1968 This is the Forest Coward McCann 1969 Catfish Viking 1970 Johnny Lion s Bad Day Harper 1970 Wilson s World Harper 1971 Johnny Lion s Rubber Boots Harper 1972 The Mother Owl Little Brown 1974 The Mother Kangaroo Little Brown 1976 Look for a Bird Harper amp Row 1977 The Mother Chimpanzee Little Brown 1978 Under the Lemon Tree Little Brown 1980 Notes Edit Some sources state Edith Thacher s date of birth to be September 13 1910 1 Others 2 including her brother 3 cite September 14 1910 References Edit Edith Thacher Hurd Bookology Magazine Retrieved April 5 2015 Women in World History A Biographical Encyclopedia 2002 a b Johnson Niel M May 28 1992 Oral History Interview with Nicholas G Thacher Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum Retrieved April 4 2015 Saxon Wolfgang William Rufus Scott 86 Pioneer In Children s Book Publishing The New York Times July 25 1997 a b Saxon Wolfgang January 28 1997 Edith Hurd 86 Who Introduced The Planet to Young Readers The New York Times Retrieved April 4 2015 Catalog record for Juniper Sage at the United States Library of Congress Exhibit Brings Goodnight Moon to Life The Washington Post Associated Press April 24 2006 Retrieved August 19 2018 Kusnetz Ilyse August 26 2004 The Art Of Picture Books Orlando Sentinel Retrieved August 19 2018 Van Gelder Lawrence July 29 2003 Arts Briefing The New York Times Retrieved August 20 2018 External links Edit Children s literature portalEdith Thacher Hurd at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Hurd Edith Thacher 1938 1983 Edith Thacher Hurd Papers Children s Literature Research Collection University of Minnesota Libraries Retrieved April 4 2015 Edith Thacher Hurd at Library of Congress Authorities with 85 catalog records Juniper Sage joint pseudonym at LC Authorities with 1 record Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edith Thacher Hurd amp oldid 1042912271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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