Finders Keepers

“Finders Keepers” is a joint effort between artist Nicholas Mordvinov and writer William Lipkind; the book was published in 1951 and won the Caldecott Medal in 1952.

Stylish illustrations in four colors – gold, red, white and black – were drawn by the American artist of Russian origin Nicholas Mordvinov. This was not the first book for Mordvinov and Lipkind – a year before that they created their first cartoon story “The Two Reds” together and then collaborated for many years. They even came up with a common pseudonym for their works, which they used to sign all the published books – Nicholas and Will.