(1892-1957) Robert Lawson was born and raised in New Jersey, and discovered his interest in visual arts in high school, going on to receive his formal training at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. His forays into the world of illustration for periodicals as a young working artist revealed his preference and suitedness for black and white work, sometimes in pencil or engraving, but primarily in pen-and-ink. These techniques appealed to his sense of precision, and became his trademark specialty throughout his career. Lawson also wrote for children, especially on US History, a subject about which he was passionate. His own books are paragons of bibliofacture; his obsession with excellence shines through in the quality of paper, printing, layout and binding.
LOGANBERRY LEGACY
When my mother announced she was collecting children's books in the early 1980s, I asked if she had Ben and Me, or others by Robert Lawson. No, she declared, who's he? Well, I retorted, you're not a children's book collector then. She has since rectified that error, and has his complete works in her collection. I read every book by Lawson I could get my hands on in the third grade, you see, and I recommend him most highly. I mean, the cork trees in Ferdinand show little cork blossoms hanging from the trees (ah!, so that's where corks come from!), and Benjamin Franklin's mouse Amos was the source for my first pet's name (a gerbil). As a result of this enthusiasm, we usually have a good selection in stock here at Loganberry.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ben and Me : A New and Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin As Written by His Good Mouse Amos
Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Richard/Florence Atwater
Mr. Revere and I : Being an Account of Certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. As Recently Revealed by His Horse, Scheherazade
Rabbit Hill
The Great Wheel
The Story of Ferdinand. Munro Leaf
They Were Strong and Good
Rabbit Hill
Captain Kidd's Cat
I Discover Columbus : A True Chronicle of the Great Admiral & His Finding of the New World
McWhinney's Jaunt
Mr. Twigg's Mistake
Robbut : A Tale of Tails
The Fabulous Flight
The Story of Simpson and Sampson
The Tough Winter
Under the Tent of the Sky : A Collection of Poems About Animals Large and Small.
Watchwords of Liberty
