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Don Freeman


Born
in San Diego, California, The United States
August 11, 1908

Died
January 01, 1978

Website

Genre
Children's Books, Comics & Graphic Novels

Influences
Honoré Daumier


Don Freeman was a painter, printmaker, cartoonist, children's book author, and illustrator. He was born in San Diego, California, attended high school in Missouri, and later moved to New York City where he studied etching with John Sloan.
Frequent subjects included Broadway theatre, politics, and the circus. He was also a jazz musician, and the brother of circus entrepreneur Randy Freeman.

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Average rating: 4.31 · 301,788 ratings · 5,462 reviews · 205 distinct works • Similar authors
Corduroy
4.33 avg rating — 228,859 ratings — published 1968 — 9 editions
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A Pocket for Corduroy
4.31 avg rating — 57,149 ratings — published 1978 — 52 editions
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Dandelion
4.02 avg rating — 1,017 ratings — published 1964 — 39 editions
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Fly High, Fly Low
4.07 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 1957 — 20 editions
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A Rainbow of My Own
3.80 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 1966 — 29 editions
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Earl the Squirrel
3.84 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions
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Norman the Doorman
4.14 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 1959 — 19 editions
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Quiet! There's a Canary in ...
3.84 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions
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Mop Top
3.92 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1955 — 31 editions
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Gregory's Shadow
3.47 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 2000 — 16 editions
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Series by Don Freeman

Corduroy A Pocket for Corduroy All About Corduroy Corduroy's Easter Party Corduroy's Busy Street Corduroy's Trick-or-Treat Corduroy's Toys
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“Watch out, life is watching you!!”
― Don Freeman, Earl the Squirrel
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“And out the door she flew”
― Don Freeman, Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library
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“You look like a friend,' said Corduroy. 'I've always wanted a friend.”
― Don Freeman, Corduroy
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