Winnie-the-Pooh's Colors - Hardcover

Milne, A. A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525454284 ISBN 13: 9780525454281

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 1995

Synopsis

Uses images from the classical Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A. A. Milne, recalling such classic items as Pooh's blue balloon, Christopher Robin's green door, and Pooh's red sweater, to introduce the concept of colors.

About this title

About the Author:

Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in London. His father was an architect and his mother who died when he was ten years old was the daughter of a notable watercolorist. It was she who first encouraged young Ernest to paint and draw. Art became Ernest's passion, and after attending Heatherly's Art School and the Royal Acadamy Schools, Shepard supported himself by drawing for the illustrated papers and by illustrating books.

In 1903, Shepard married Florence Chaplin. Florence was a mural painter and fellow student at the Academy. The Shepards had two children: Graham, who was killed in World War II, and Mary, who later illustrated Mary L. Travers Mary Poppins books.

When World War I broke out, Shepard served in France, Belgium, and Italy, attaining the rank of Major. On his return to England, he continued with his art. He became a regular contributor to Punch, the classic British humor magazine, where he met A. A. Milne, a man who was to be instrumental to his career. Shepard was elected to the editorial board of Punch, and shortly thereafter, he agreed to do the illustrations for Milne's first book of verse, When We Were Very Young.

The illustrations that Shepard created for all four of the Pooh books received worldwide acclaim. For the next thirty years, he continued to illustrate books for both adults and children. In 1973, for the first time, he added color to his drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh. Shepard ultimately donated several hundred drawings to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Ernest H. Shepard continued to pursue his love of drawing until his death in 1976.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0525454284
• ISBN 13: 9780525454281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32