What better time for Corduroy and friends to throw a party? They've got their Easter candy, they've bought their Easter hats, and they've dyed their Easter eggs. Now they are just waiting on one special long-eared guest. Will the Easter bunny show?
Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.
Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.
He was introduced to the world of children's literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!"
Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.
What better time for Corduroy and friends to throw a party? They've got their Easter candy, they've bought their Easter hats, and they've dyed their Easter eggs. Now they are just waiting on one special long-eared guest. Will the Easter bunny show?
Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.
Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.
He was introduced to the world of children's literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!"
Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.
Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early
age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced
obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After
graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study
art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art
Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his
schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at
weddings.
Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of
Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This
shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking
incident- he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in
sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on
the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a
near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the
theater.
He was introduced to the world of children's literature when
William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after,
he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled
into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to
create his own theater- "I love the flow of turning the pages, the
suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's
all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's
such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been
happier in my life!"
Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created
many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved
among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books
for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the
Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.
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