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Simont's first illustrated children's book was published in 1939. He won the 1957 [[Caldecott Medal]] for U.S. children's book illustration, recognizing ''[[A Tree Is Nice]]'' by [[Janice May Udry]], and he was a runner-up both in 1950 (''[[The Happy Day]]'' by [[Ruth Krauss]]) and in 2002 (''[[The Stray Dog (Simont book)|The Stray Dog]]'' retold by Simont).
Simont's first illustrated children's book was published in 1939. He won the 1957 [[Caldecott Medal]] for U.S. children's book illustration, recognizing ''[[A Tree Is Nice]]'' by [[Janice May Udry]], and he was a runner-up both in 1950 (''[[The Happy Day]]'' by [[Ruth Krauss]]) and in 2002 (''[[The Stray Dog (Simont book)|The Stray Dog]]'' retold by Simont).


He also illustrated ''[[The 13 Clocks]]'', recruited by the writer [[James Thurber]] (1950); ''[[In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson]]'' by [[Bette Bao Lord]] (1984); ''[[Top Secret]]'' by [[John Reynolds Gardiner]] (1995); ''[[My Brother, Ant]]'' by [[Betsy Byars]] (1996); and ''[[The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose]]'', which he also wrote (2010).
He also illustrated ''[[The 13 Clocks]]'', recruited by the writer [[James Thurber]] (1950); ''[[In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson]]'' by [[Bette Lord]] (1984); ''[[Top Secret]]'' by [[John Reynolds Gardiner]] (1995); ''My Brother, Ant'' by [[Betsy Byars]] (1996); and ''The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose'', which he also wrote (2010).


Simont and writer [[Marjorie Sharmat]] created the boy detective [[Nate the Great]] in 1972, and he illustrated the first twenty cases, through 1998.
Simont and writer [[Marjorie Sharmat]] created the boy detective [[Nate the Great]] in 1972, and he illustrated the first twenty cases, through 1998.


As cartoonist for the ''[[Lakeville Journal]]'' in [[Connecticut]], he won the 2007 [[James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism]] from [[Hunter College]].
As cartoonist for the ''Lakeville Journal'' in [[Connecticut]], he won the 2007 [[James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism]] from [[Hunter College]].


He died at his home in [[West Cornwall, Connecticut]] on 13 July 2013 at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife Sara "Bee" Dalton.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/books/marc-simont-classic-childrens-book-illustrator-dies-at-97.html</ref>
He died at his home in [[West Cornwall, Connecticut]] on 13 July 2013 at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife Sara "Bee" Dalton.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/books/marc-simont-classic-childrens-book-illustrator-dies-at-97.html</ref>


==Works==
==Notable works==
* ''[[The Pirate of Chatham Square: A Story of Old New York]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Happy Day]]'' (1949, [[Caldecott Honor]] Book)
* ''[[The First Story]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The 13 Clocks]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Happy Day]]'' (1949, [[Caldecott Honor]] Book) (Written by [[Ruth Krauss]])
* ''[[A Tree Is Nice]]'' (1956, [[Caldecott Medal]] winner in 1957)
* ''[[The 13 Clocks]]'' (1950) (Written by [[James Thurber]])
* ''[[The Wonderful O]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Backward Day]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Nate the Great]]'' (1972)
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* ''[[Many Moons]]'' (1990)
* ''[[How to Get to First Base: A Picture Book of Baseball]]'' (1952)
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* ''[[Lovely Summer]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Mimi (book)|Mimi]]'' (1954)
* ''[[A Tree Is Nice]]'' (1956, [[Caldecott Medal]] winner in 1957) (Written by [[Janice May Udry]])
* ''[[The Wonderful O]]'' (1957) (Written by [[James Thurber]])
* ''[[How Come Elephants?]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Every Time I Climb a Tree]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Nate the Great]]'' (1972) (Written by [[Marjorie Weinman Sharmat]])
* ''[[Nate the Great Goes Undercover]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Lost List]]'' (1975)
* ''[[The Beetle Bush]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Contests at Cowlick]]'' (1976) (Written by [[Richard Kennedy (author)|Richard Kennedy]])
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Phony Clue]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Sticky Case]]'' (1978)
* ''[[How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Missing Key]]'' (1981)
* ''[[No More Monsters for Me!]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Philharmonic Gets Dressed]]'' (1982)
* ''[[In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson]]'' (1984) (Written by [[Bette Bao Lord]])
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems]]'' (1988) (Compiled by [[Beatrice Schenk de Regniers]])
* ''[[Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Many Moons]]'' (1990) (Written by [[James Thurber]])
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Musical Note]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Stolen Base]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Nate the Great and the Pillowcase]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Top Secret]]'' (1995) (Written by [[John Reynolds Gardiner]])
* ''[[My Brother, Ant]]'' (1996) (Written by [[Betsy Byars]])
* ''[[Ant Plays Bear]]'' (1997) (Written by [[Betsy Byars]])
* ''[[The Goose That Almost Got Cooked]]'' (1997, author/illustrator)
* ''[[Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Stray Dog (Simont book)|The Stray Dog]]'' (2003, author/illustrator; [[Caldecott Honor]] Book)
* ''[[The Stray Dog (Simont book)|The Stray Dog]]'' (2003, author/illustrator; [[Caldecott Honor]] Book)
* ''[[Secret Lives of Walter Mitty and of James Thurber]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose]]'' (2010, author/illustrator)


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:13, 8 January 2018

Marc Simont
Born(1915-11-23)November 23, 1915
Paris, France
DiedJuly 13, 2013(2013-07-13) (aged 97)
Cornwall, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationArtist, cartoonist, illustrator
NationalityAmerican
Period1939–2013
GenreChildren's literature including picture books
Notable worksNate the Great series
Notable awardsCaldecott Medal
1957

Marc Simont (November 23, 1915 – July 13, 2013) was a Paris-born American artist, political cartoonist, and illustrator of more than a hundred children's books. Inspired by his father, Spanish painter Joseph Simont, he began drawing at an early age. Simont settled in New York City in 1935 after encouragement from his father, attended the New York National School of Design, and served three years in the military.

Simont's first illustrated children's book was published in 1939. He won the 1957 Caldecott Medal for U.S. children's book illustration, recognizing A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, and he was a runner-up both in 1950 (The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss) and in 2002 (The Stray Dog retold by Simont).

He also illustrated The 13 Clocks, recruited by the writer James Thurber (1950); In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Lord (1984); Top Secret by John Reynolds Gardiner (1995); My Brother, Ant by Betsy Byars (1996); and The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose, which he also wrote (2010).

Simont and writer Marjorie Sharmat created the boy detective Nate the Great in 1972, and he illustrated the first twenty cases, through 1998.

As cartoonist for the Lakeville Journal in Connecticut, he won the 2007 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism from Hunter College.

He died at his home in West Cornwall, Connecticut on 13 July 2013 at the age of 97. He is survived by his wife Sara "Bee" Dalton.[1]

Notable works

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/books/marc-simont-classic-childrens-book-illustrator-dies-at-97.html
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