Bodecker, N. M.

N.M. [ Niels Mogens] Bodecker was born January 13, 1922 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied and served in the military in Denmark during the 1930s and 1940s and published his first poetry and book illustrations there during the 1940s. N.M. Bodecker came to the United States in 1952 and illustrated his first American children's book, Half Magic by Edward Eager, in 1954. For the next three decades, N.M. Bodecker illustrated a number of books by other authors, particularly Edward Eager and Robert Kraus. In 1972 he published his own story, Miss Jaster's Garden. N.M. Bodecker also wrote verse for children, especially nonsense verse that drew on his own childhood "recollections" and critics called these verses "whimsical," and "sharp but not cruel," full of clever "manipulation of rhymes." He also translated Danish verses into English in his self-illustrated book It's Raining Said John Twaining, which was an American Library Association and School Library Association Notable Book for 1973. N. M. Bodecker's illustrations reflect his sense of humor and whimsey and imagination. N.M. Bodecker died on February 1, 1988 in Hanover, New Hampshire, and his last book, Water Pennies, was published posthumously in 1991.

From the guide to the N.M. Bodecker Papers, 1954-1991, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections)

Danish-born illustrator and author of children's books.

From the description of Hurry, hurry, Mary dear! : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62438321

From the description of Miss Jaster's garden : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448562

From the description of Is there a mouse in the house? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490695

From the description of Good night, little A.B.C. : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490694

From the description of Beaux : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448560

From the description of Magic by the lake : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62438322

From the description of Let's marry said the cherry, and other nonsense poems : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448561

From the description of Papers, 1954-1991. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448559

From the description of Seven-day magic : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448563

From the description of Magic or not? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490697

From the description of A person from Britain whose head was the shape of a mitten : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62438323

From the description of The time garden : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62448564

From the description of Water pennies and other poems : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62438324

From the description of The well-wishers : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490698

From the description of Knight's castle : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490696

From the description of Carrot holes and frisbee trees : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686448

From the description of The mushroom center disaster : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686451

From the description of Good night, Richard Rabbit : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686449

From the description of Pigeon cubes and other verse : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686452

From the description of Snowman sniffles and other verse : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686454

From the description of Shoe full of shamrock : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686453

From the description of Lizzie's twins : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686450

From the description of It's raining, said John Twaining : Danish nursery rhymes : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402984

From the description of Sylvester, the mouse with the musical ear : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402986

From the description of Cousins : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402982

From the description of Half magic : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402983

From the description of The lost string quartet : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402985

From the description of Good night, little one : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490691