Background
Duvoisin, Roger Antoine was born on August 28, 1904 in Geneva. Came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1938. Son of Jacques Jonas and Judith E. (Morè) Duvoisin.
(This single-volume edition gathers four of the most famou...)
This single-volume edition gathers four of the most famous animal stories by Caldecott-winning author and illustrator Roger Duvoisin, the creator of Petunia, the famous silly goose. Richly illustrated with charming watercolor images, the tales of friendship and discovery include: The Crocodile in the Tree. A crocodile is kind and friendly, but because of his scary-looking teeth, no one wants to be friends with him ― until Bertha the duck takes him under her wing. See What I Am. Max the kitten observes as primary colors develop into secondary colors in the many-hued world of nature. Periwinkle. A lonesome giraffe, unable to communicate with other creatures, is delighted to meet a frog that speaks the same language. Both animals discover that being able to talk really isn't more important than listening. Snowy and Woody. A polar bear who's as white as the snow sets out from his Arctic home to investigate southern lands where bears are brown and grass is green.
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( One fine day, Mr. Bobbin dons his hunting outfit and he...)
One fine day, Mr. Bobbin dons his hunting outfit and heads into the forest. Fully equipped and ready, he's forgotten one thing––that he's a hunter, as well as a vegetarian, who cannot hunt because of his great love of animals. Curiously, this is a true story. When first published (1962), the real happy hunter had been "hunting" for 25 years. Roger Duvoisin was born in Switzerland and came to the US in 1925. He wrote and illustrated forty books, and illustrated over 100 more by other authors. He received the Caldecott Medal in 1947 for White Snow, Bright Snow and a Caldecott Honor in 1966 for Hide and Seek Fog.
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Duvoisin, Roger Antoine was born on August 28, 1904 in Geneva. Came to the United States, 1927, naturalized, 1938. Son of Jacques Jonas and Judith E. (Morè) Duvoisin.
Student, Ecole Professionalle, Geneva, 1915-1917; student, Ecole des Arts et Mètiers, 1917-1924; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Kean College New Jersey, 1979.
Manager decorative pottery, Ferney, France, 1924-1926; illustrator books, designer scenery for Geneva Opera, other productions textile designer, Lyons and Paris, France, 1927; textile designer, Mallinson Silk Company, 1927-1931; magazine, book illustrator, writer juvenile books, 1932-1980.
(This single-volume edition gathers four of the most famou...)
(A crocodile befriended by the barnyard animals tries to p...)
(A crocodile befriended by the barnyard animals tries to p...)
(A lonely giraffe and frog must overcome their tendency to...)
(The primary colors boast of their own importance until th...)
(Crocus the crocodile discovers his special talents when t...)
(The barnyard friends of Crocus the crocodile love and adm...)
(A polar bear and a brown bear help camouflage each other.)
(Humor, milkman, day off)
( One fine day, Mr. Bobbin dons his hunting outfit and he...)
Married Louise Fatio, July 25, 1925. Children: Roger Clair, Jacques Alfred.