Stone, Helen, 1903-1978

Helen Stone was born October 31, 1904 in Englewood, New Jersey. She attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts and the Art Students League, and later studied in Paris. After spending time teaching and doing some designing and commercial art, she began illustrating books, and in 1944 she illustrated her first book for children. During the next two decades she illustrated a number of books for children, written by a variety of authors. She believed in giving full scope to design and color, and in enlivening her illustrations with a sense of humor and beauty. She usually worked in three colors and black, but also used separations. She received two Caldecott Honor Book citations, for All Around the Town (1948) and The Most Wonderful Doll in the World (1950).Biographical Sources: Illustrators of Children's Books: 1946-1956, p. 185 Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966, p. 181, Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book Citations 2nd ed. pp. 409-410.

From the description of Helen Stone Papers 1945-1951. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 462885138

American illustrator of children's books; Caldecott Honor Book citations for All around the town in 1949 and for The most wonderful doll in the world in 1951.

From the description of All around the town : production material, [1948?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451580

From the description of The plain princess : production material, ca. 1945. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451586

From the description of A pussycat's Christmas : production material, [1949?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451587

From the description of The horse who had his picture in the paper : production material, [1951?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494754

From the description of Papers, 1945-1951. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406157