Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books.
McCloskey wrote and illustrated eight books, two of which won the Caldecott Medal, the prestigious American award for children’s illustrated literature.
McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and moved to Boston in 1932, where he attended the Vesper George Art School, then continued his studies at the National Academy of Design in New York. In 1940, he married Peggy Durant, the daughter of the famous children’s author Ruth Sawyer.
After serving in World War II, McCloskey wrote his most famous story, Make Way for Ducklings. It was such a success that the city of Boston erected a monument to the book’s main characters, mother duck Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings, in the city’s Central Park.
Daughter Sarah became the prototype for another famous book by the author – “Blueberries for Sal”.
He also created humorous stories about the boy Homer Price “The Adventures of Homer Price” and “The Centerburg Tales”, one of the chapters of this story was filmed twice.
Since the early 1960s, McCloskey has been exclusively engaged in illustration.
The timeless and brilliantly illustrated classic that teaches the importance of kindness, perseverance, and familial love. Let the Mallard family waddle right off the page and into your child’s heart! Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and […]
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books.
