Erickson, Phoebe, 1907-
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Erickson, Phoebe, 1907-
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American author and illustrator of children's books.
American illustrator and author of children's books.
Phoebe Erickson was born November 23, 1907 in North Bay, Wisconsin. She grew up on a farm where the love of animals and nature would serve as inspirations for many of her illustrations and stories. Phoebe Erickson attended the Chicago Art Institute from 1931-1933 and studied at Columbia University in New York. She began writing and illustrating children's books in the 1940s, publishing Black Penny, a story of a young girl and a horse, in 1946. Phoebe Erickson also illustrated a number of other authors' work, including several of Thornton Burgess' animal stories for young children, Anna Sewell's classic Black Beauty and Felix Salten's Bambi's Children . Phoebe Erickson worked in a variety of media and her illustrations are noted for the accurate detail and loving depictions of animals and nature. While she wrote and illustrated primarily to entertain and interest young readers, Phoebe Erickson believed that her books conveyed a message that could be felt by children, such as the cruelty of steel traps evident in Daniel 'Coon, and that they could understand this best when the message isn't forced or blatant. Phoebe Erickson also believed that young readers want characters in books, especially the children, to be realistic not "goody-goodies" so they can identify with them and their problems. Her stories try to convey these beliefs along with her respect for nature and all life, and that caring for any creature demands responsibility and respect.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/22602327
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85120135
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n85120135
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Animals
Animals
Children's literature
Children's literature, American
Deer
Deer
Dogs
Dogs
Fairy tales
Folklore
Foxes
Foxes
Holidays
Holidays
Horses
Horses
Humorous stories
Muskrat
Muskrat
Nature
Nature
Rabbits
Rabbits
Raccoon
Raccoon
Reindeer
Reindeer
Shells
Shells
Zoology
Zoology
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Illustrator
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Wisconsin
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