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Simms Taback (1932–2011)

Autor(a) de There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

42+ Works 7,186 Membros 444 Críticas 2 Favorited

About the Author

Simms Taback was born on February 13, 1932 in New York City. Before serving two years in the Army, he graduated from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1953. He worked as an art director at CBS Records and The New York Times and as an advertising art director at William Douglas mostrar mais McAdams. He designed and illustrated the first McDonald's Happy Meal box in the 1970s. During his lifetime, he was the illustrator and occasional author of about 50 children's books including There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, which won the Caldecott Medal in 2000, and Postcards from Camp. He died of pancreatic cancer on December 25, 2011 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Simms Taback

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (1977) 2,598 exemplares
This Is the House That Jack Built (2002) 893 exemplares
Kibitzers and Fools (2005) 236 exemplares
I Miss You Every Day (2007) 125 exemplares
Postcards from Camp (1705) 88 exemplares
Where is My Baby? (1994) — Ilustrador — 58 exemplares
Simms Taback's City Animals (2009) 51 exemplares
Simms Taback's Safari Animals (2008) 37 exemplares
Simms Taback's Dinosaurs (2012) 29 exemplares
Wiggle Like an Octopus! (2011) — Ilustrador — 22 exemplares
Zoo Parade! (1990) — Ilustrador — 20 exemplares
Simms Taback's Big Book of Words (2004) 19 exemplares
Peek-A-Boo Who? (2006) 18 exemplares
Swing Like A Monkey (2011) 13 exemplares
Quack Like a Duck! (2011) 12 exemplares
Noisy Forest! (2004) — Ilustrador — 11 exemplares
On Our Way to the Water!/Includes Animal Stickers (1985) — Ilustrador — 11 exemplares
Animals (2009) 8 exemplares
Do You Have a Tail? (2007) 7 exemplares
Colors (2009) 7 exemplares
Mommies and Babies (2010) 7 exemplares
Where is My House? (2005) 6 exemplares
Zoom (2010) 6 exemplares
1, 2, 3 (2009) 5 exemplares
Animal Play: A Touch-and-Feel Cloth Book (2003) — Ilustrador — 4 exemplares
Listomania (2012) 3 exemplares
Animais da Cidade (2018) 2 exemplares
Can You Smile? (2007) 2 exemplares
Count: 4,5,6 (2010) 1 exemplar
Dinossauros 1 exemplar
Bath Party (Duck) (2009) 1 exemplar
PLAYTHINGS (1986) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Too Much Noise (1967) — Ilustrador, algumas edições754 exemplares
Two Little Witches: A Halloween Counting Story (1996) — Ilustrador — 305 exemplares
When I First Came to This Land (1998) — Ilustrador — 290 exemplares
Jason's Bus Ride (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (1987) — Ilustrador — 144 exemplares
Monday-to-Friday Cookbook (1991) — Ilustrador — 134 exemplares
Who Said Moo? (1996) — Ilustrador — 107 exemplares
Snakey Riddles (1990) — Ilustrador — 72 exemplares
Buggy Riddles (1986) — Ilustrador — 60 exemplares
Euphonia and the Flood (1836) — Ilustrador — 60 exemplares
Beach Party! (2005) — Ilustrador — 31 exemplares

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This book would be good for primary students. This book is "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat" written and illustrated by Simms Taback, published in 1999. This book is so cute. It is about a guy named Joseph and started out with an overcoat and then it got worn, so he made a coat out of it , and then when that got worn he made a vest out of it, and that keep going on until he nil has a button and then he loses that button and he has nothing. Then, he makes a book out of his story after he has nothing and it ends with the lesson that you can always make something out of nothing. I would for sure use this in my class as it teaches a good lesson and teaches kids to be creative when they have nothing to work with. I that really great illustrations and is a lighthearted read.… (mais)
 
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kcochell23 | 197 outras críticas | Jan 31, 2024 |
This is a picture book about a man named Joseph who continued to recycle a coat he had all the way until it was just a button. This book has written based off a yiddish folk song called "I had a Little Overcoat." I really loved this book and would enjoy having it in my classroom for primary students. It was a quick read, creative, and the illustrations are unique. Reading this and then playing the song would be fun in the classroom. Also a Caldecott award winner!
 
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kthomas22 | 197 outras críticas | Jan 31, 2024 |
Famous for his die-cut illustrations, Taback really knows how to work the surprise-and-delight angle. The book has a lot of Jewish culture in the illustrations, too, including little aphorisms and allusions that make up the details of his illustrations. This book would be great for story time with older toddlers or kindergarteners. Really fun.
 
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LibrarianDest | 197 outras críticas | Jan 3, 2024 |
Independent Reading Level: K-2 grades

Awards: Notable Children's Books
 
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RChilds00 | 181 outras críticas | Dec 6, 2023 |

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Obras
42
Also by
15
Membros
7,186
Popularidade
#3,413
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
444
ISBN
156
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
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