Simms Taback
| Simms Taback | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1932 Bronx, New York |
| Died | December 25, 2011 (aged 79) Ventura, California |
| Occupation | Illustrator, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000) |
| Notable award(s) | Caldecott Medal |
Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 – December 25, 2011) was an American author, graphic artist, and illustrator and winner of the Caldecott Medal. Taback has illustrated over 35 books, including the Caldecott Medal winning Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and the Caldecott Honor book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.[1]
Taback graduated from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and served in the United States Army. He was a designer for CBS Records and The New York Times. He was the founder and president of the Illustrators Guild (later the New York Graphic Artists Guild) and taught art at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University.
Taback designed the first McDonalds Happy Meal box in 1977. He died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer.[2][3]
[edit] Books
The following is a partial list of Simms Taback books:
- I Miss You Every Day
- This is the house that Jack built (2004) based on the nursery rhyme
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000)
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (1998) based on the children's song
- Kibitzers and Fools
[edit] References
- ^ "Caldecott winner All he can say is, Wow, wow, wow". CNN.com. 2000-01-18. http://articles.cnn.com/2000-01-18/entertainment/caldecott_1_novelty-books-caldecott-award-selection-committee-illustrations?_s=PM:books. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Official website - Biography of Simma Taback". http://www.simmstaback.com/About_Simms_Taback_-_Biography.html. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
