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Board Book(Lap-sized Board Book)
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Overview
In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.
The lap edition is larger than a regular hardcover and provides a special opportunity to snuggle and share.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780694016754 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 09/04/2001 |
Edition description: | Lap-sized Board Book |
Pages: | 34 |
Sales rank: | 15,477 |
Product dimensions: | 11.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.75(d) |
Lexile: | AD360L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 3 Months to 2 Years |
About the Author

Clement Hurd (1908–1988) is best known for illustrating Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, the classic picture books by Margaret Wise Brown. He studied painting in Paris with Fernand Léger and others in the early 1930s. After his return to the United States in 1935, he began to work in children's books. He illustrated more than one hundred books, many of them with his wife, Edith Thacher Hurd, including the Johnny Lion books, The Day the Sun Danced, and The Merry Chase. A native of New York City, he lived most of his life in Vermont and California.
Clement Hurd (1908–1988) se graduó de Yale University. Estudió pintura en París en los años 1930 con Fernand Léger, entre otros. Allí fue donde desarrolló su estilo característico, compuesto de colores de fuerte contraste. Hurd estuvo casado con la escritora Edith Thacher Hurd, con quien también creó muchos libros que se convirtieron en favoritos de los niños.
Date of Birth:
May 23, 1910Date of Death:
November 13, 1952Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, N.Y.Place of Death:
Nice, FranceEducation:
B.A., Hollins College, 1932; Bank Street College of EducationWebsite:
http://www.margaretwisebrown.com