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Evaline Ness

Evaline Ness (April 24, 1911 – August 12, 1986) was an American commercial artist, illustrator, and author of children's books. She illustrated more than thirty books for young readers and wrote several of her own. She is noted for using a great variety of artistic media and methods.

As illustrator of picture books she was one of three Caldecott Medal runners-up each year from 1964 to 1966 and she won the 1967 Medal for Sam, Bangs and Moonshine, which she also wrote. In 1972 she was the U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's illustrators.

American illustrator and children's writer

Born	24 April 1911
Died	12 August 1986

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Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Owlet Book)

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1966 — 23 editions

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A pocketful of cricket

by Rebecca Caudill and Evaline Ness
First published in 1964 — 14 editions
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All in the morning early

by Sorche Nic Leodhas and Evaline Ness
First published in 1963 — 7 editions
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Tom tit tot: an English folk tale

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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Long, Broad & Quickeye

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1969 — 4 editions
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Do You Have Time Lydia?

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1971 — 4 editions
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Josefina February

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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Old Mother Hubbard and her dog

by Evaline Ness First published in 1973 — 3 editions

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Mr. Miacca, An English Folk Tale

by Evaline Ness First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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Pavo and the princess

by Evaline Ness First published in 1964 — 2 editions

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Yeck eck

by Evaline Ness First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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Fierce the lion

by Evaline Ness
First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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A double discovery.

by Evaline Ness First published in 1965 — 2 editions
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Exactly alike

by Evaline Ness First published in 1964 — 2 editions

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Marcella's guardian angel

by Evaline Ness First published in 1979 — 1 edition

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Victorian paper house to cut out and color

by Evaline Ness First published in 1978 — 1 edition

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Long, Broad and Quickeye,

by Evaline Ness First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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Joey and the birthday present

by Maxine Kumin, Anne Sexton, and Evaline Ness First published in 1971 — 1 edition

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American colonial paper house: to cut out and color

by Evaline Ness First published in 1975 — 1 edition

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Four Rooms from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Cut Out and Color

by Evaline Ness First published in 1977 — 1 edition

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American illustrator and children's writer

Born	24 April 1911
Died	12 August 1986

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OLID: OL191033A
GoodReads: 84907
ISNI: 0000000081471680
Library of Congress Names: n80005686
VIAF: 66987616
Wikidata: Q5415276
Inventaire.io: wd:Q5415276

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