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Mother Goose ABC
Presents nursery rhymes for each letter of the alphabet.
- GenresChildrens
20 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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Kinuko Y. Craft
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Kinuko Y. Craft is one of the most widely respected and well known fantasy artists in the United States today. Her past commissions have included paintings for the book covers of many well known fantasy authors, opera posters, fairy tale books and covers for many national magazines. During her career she has become known for meticulous attention to detail, a passionate love of fine art and a deep knowledge of art history.
Kinuko Y. Craft considers her self a story teller. Her fairy tale books are currently distributed in the USA, other English language countries, Europe, Greece, China and Korea. Her art is also widely licensed on calendars, posters, greeting cards and other consumer goods. Her work has been widely exhibited and is now in private collections in New York City, Atlanta GA, Santa Barbara CA, Dallas TX, Connecticut, San Francisco CA, Italy, Japan and Greece. It can also be found in public collections at The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, The Cornish Colony Museum in Windsor, VT, The Museum of American Illustration in New York City, The National Geographic Society and other corporate collections.
Craft is a graduate, BFA 1962, of The Kanazawa Municipal College of Fine and Industrial Art (known in Japan as The Kanazawa Bidai). She was born in Japan and came to the United States in the early sixties where she continued studies in design and illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year and a half. Subsequently, she worked for several years in well known Chicago art studios. By the end of the decade her work was in wide demand and she had begun her long and successful career as a free-lance illustrator. For most of this time she worked in editorial and advertising markets where her work regularly appeared in national magazines and newspapers.
Since the mid 1990’s, she has concentrated on children's picture books, fantasy book jackets and poster designs.
Craft's work has been recognized repeatedly by professional art and design publications, competitions and shows, garnering numerous awards over the years.
Kinuko Y. Craft is one of the most widely respected and well known fantasy artists in the United States today. Her past commissions have included paintings for the book covers of many well known fantasy authors, opera posters, fairy tale books and covers for many national magazines. During her career she has become known for meticulous attention to detail, a passionate love of fine art and a deep knowledge of art history.
Kinuko Y. Craft considers her self a story teller. Her fairy tale books are currently distributed in the USA, other English language countries, Europe, Greece, China and Korea. Her art is also widely licensed on calendars, posters, greeting cards and other consumer goods. Her work has been widely exhibited and is now in private collections in New York City, Atlanta GA, Santa Barbara CA, Dallas TX, Connecticut, San Francisco CA, Italy, Japan and Greece. It can also be found in public collections at The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, The Cornish Colony Museum in Windsor, VT, The Museum of American Illustration in New York City, The National Geographic Society and other corporate collections.
Craft is a graduate, BFA 1962, of The Kanazawa Municipal College of Fine and Industrial Art (known in Japan as The Kanazawa Bidai). She was born in Japan and came to the United States in the early sixties where she continued studies in design and illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year and a half. Subsequently, she worked for several years in well known Chicago art studios. By the end of the decade her work was in wide demand and she had begun her long and successful career as a free-lance illustrator. For most of this time she worked in editorial and advertising markets where her work regularly appeared in national magazines and newspapers.
Since the mid 1990’s, she has concentrated on children's picture books, fantasy book jackets and poster designs.
Craft's work has been recognized repeatedly by professional art and design publications, competitions and shows, garnering numerous awards over the years.
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September 4, 2019
Important childhood artifact alert! I was given this book by my sister just after I turned two, and I still have it today. The art is sumptuous, and I still pull these rhymes out on any remotely suitable occasion. My favorite has always remained the same:
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess
All went together to seek a bird’s nest.
They found a bird’s nest with five eggs in.
They all took one and left four in.
(Do you get it? It’s a riddle!)
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess
All went together to seek a bird’s nest.
They found a bird’s nest with five eggs in.
They all took one and left four in.
(Do you get it? It’s a riddle!)
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July 30, 2009JE398.2-Goose
May 23, 2010
Arranging Mother Goose tales in alphabetical order is a good idea.
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