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Celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Runaway Bunny, by beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown and illustrator Clement Hurd. With foil stamping on the linen case cover and a commemorative foil sticker, this special edition is a must-have for collectors and children's book fans.

The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. This beautiful 75th anniversary edition includes the original picture book followed by a 32-page retrospective look with lively anecdotes, exclusive photographs, and archival material.

Also features an essay by noted children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus.

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780062489944
• ISBN 10: 0062489941
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• On Sale: 01/24/2017
• Pages: 64
• List Price:31.99 CAD
• Ages: 4 to 8
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pets
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Fishes
• BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby
• BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
• BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Farm Animals
• BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
• BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
• BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
• BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Rabbits

Margaret Wise Brown

Biography

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night.

Leonard S. Marcus

Biography

Other Works by Leonard S. Marcus

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  The Runaway Bunny: A 75th Anniversary Retrospective

  By Leonard S. Marcus

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  Dear Genius

  By Leonard S. Marcus

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  Margaret Wise Brown

  By Leonard S. Marcus

Clement Hurd

Biography

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.

Other Works by Clement Hurd

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  El conejito andarín Board Book

  By Clement Hurd

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  A Baby's Gift

  By Clement Hurd

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  Goodnight Moon 75th Anniversary Slipcase Edition

  By Clement Hurd