Don Freeman, author portrait
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Don Freeman

Don Freeman (1908–1978) was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including CorduroyA Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low. During his career as an artist, sketching impressions of Broadway shows for the New York Times and The Herald Tribune, he was introduced to the world of children’s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!" He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.  
Happy Graduation, Corduroy!
Corduroy Makes a Cake
Corduroy's Hike
Corduroy's Garden
Corduroy's Garden
Corduroy's Hike
Corduroy Audiobook Collection
Grin and Bear It: The Wit & Wisdom of Corduroy
Earl the Squirrel
Fly High, Fly Low (50th Anniversary ed.)
Gregory's Shadow
Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!
Corduroy's Christmas Surprise
Corduroy's easter party
A Pocket for Corduroy
Corduroy (Spanish Edition)
Norman the Doorman
A Rainbow of My Own
Dandelion
Corduroy 40th Anniversary Edition

Books

Happy Graduation, Corduroy!
Corduroy Makes a Cake
Corduroy's Hike
Corduroy's Garden
Corduroy's Garden
Corduroy's Hike
Corduroy Audiobook Collection
Grin and Bear It: The Wit & Wisdom of Corduroy
Earl the Squirrel
Fly High, Fly Low (50th Anniversary ed.)
Gregory's Shadow
Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!
Corduroy's Christmas Surprise
Corduroy's easter party
A Pocket for Corduroy
Corduroy (Spanish Edition)
Norman the Doorman
A Rainbow of My Own
Dandelion
Corduroy 40th Anniversary Edition

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