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Edith Thacher Hurd

31 books
Children's Books Literary Fiction Fantasy Humor Travel Young Adult

Edith Thacher was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1933 she graduated from Radcliffe College and moved to New York City, and in 1934 she enrolled in the Bank Street College of Education. There she met fellow student George Hurd, and the two married in 1939. They began creating children's books, she writing and he illustrating. In 1938, she published her first book for children Hurry, Hurry. In 1949, they had a son, Thacher, who is also a children's book …

Books by Edith Thacher Hurd

Cover of Sandpipers by Edith Thacher Hurd

Sandpipers
Cover of No Funny Business by Edith Thacher Hurd

No Funny Business
Cover of The cat from Telegraph Hill by Edith Thacher Hurd

The cat from Telegraph Hill
Cover of The mother beaver by Edith Thacher Hurd

The mother beaver
Cover of Come and Have Fun by Edith Thacher Hurd

Come and Have Fun
Cover of Stop Stop by Edith Thacher Hurd

Stop Stop
Cover of Rain and the valley by Edith Thacher Hurd

Rain and the valley
Cover of Blue Heron Tree by Edith Thacher Hurd

Blue Heron Tree
Cover of Look for a bird by Edith Thacher Hurd

Look for a bird
Cover of Wilson's World by Edith Thacher Hurd

Wilson's World
Cover of Dinosaur, my darling by Edith Thacher Hurd

Dinosaur, my darling
Cover of Johnny Lion's bad day by Edith Thacher Hurd

Johnny Lion's bad day
Cover of Song of the sea otter by Edith Thacher Hurd

Song of the sea otter
Cover of The Golden Hind by Edith Thacher Hurd

The Golden Hind
Cover of The mother deer by Edith Thacher Hurd

The mother deer
Cover of Under the lemon tree by Edith Thacher Hurd

Under the lemon tree
Cover of The black dog who went into the woods by Edith Thacher Hurd

The black dog who went into the woods
Cover of Johnny Lion's Book by Edith Thacher Hurd

Johnny Lion's Book
Cover of The Mother Chimpanzee by Edith Thacher Hurd

The Mother Chimpanzee
Cover of The mother whale by Edith Thacher Hurd

The mother whale
Cover of Last one home is a green pig by Edith Thacher Hurd

Last one home is a green pig
Cover of St. George's Day in Williamsburg by Edith Thacher Hurd

St. George's Day in Williamsburg
Cover of Johnny Lions Rubber Boots by Edith Thacher Hurd

Johnny Lions Rubber Boots
Cover of I dance in my red pajamas by Edith Thacher Hurd

I dance in my red pajamas
Cover of The mother owl by Edith Thacher Hurd

The mother owl
Cover of The So-so Cat by Edith Thacher Hurd

The So-so Cat
Cover of The mother kangaroo by Edith Thacher Hurd

The mother kangaroo
Cover of Catfish and the kidnapped cat by Edith Thacher Hurd

Catfish and the kidnapped cat
Cover of Sailers, whalers & steamers by Edith Thacher Hurd

Sailers, whalers & steamers
Cover of This is the forest by Edith Thacher Hurd

This is the forest
Cover of Hurry Hurry by Edith Thacher Hurd

Hurry Hurry