The happy lion : production material.

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The happy lion : production material.

Ink & tempera study for jacket. Follows the adventures of a happy lion who lived in a zoo in a little French town and enjoyed the greetings of its people but one day escaped through an open door to visit the town.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7816501

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Fatio, Louise

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Louise Fatio was born August 18, 1904 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She married Roger Antoine Duvoisin on July 25, 1925. They had two sons. She attended boarding school in Basel and College des Jueunes Filles in Geneva. Louise Fatio gathered ideas for her own books while helping her husband with his writing for children. Her book The Happy Lion, illustrated by her husband, was on the The New York Times best book list and also won a prize from West German Government. Her love of people, nature, and r...

Duvoisin, Roger, 1900-1980

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Roger Duvoisin (1900-1980), a native of Geneva, Switzerland, was an author and illustrator of children's books. His wife, Louise Fatio (1904-1993) from Lausanne, Switzerland, wrote many of the books Mr. Duvoisin illustrated. From the description of Roger Duvoisin and Louise Fatio papers, 1934-1968. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 72823625 Swiss-born, American author and illustrator of children's books. From the description of Winkie's world ...