Little Golden Books: Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator)

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky | Russian illustrator
Born: December 24, 1891, Jelgava, Latvia
Died: October 12, 1970 (age 78 years), Bronxville, NY

Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, also known as Rojan, was a Russian illustrator. He won the 1956 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration from the American Library Association, recognizing Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Langstaff. - Wikipedia

An illustrator born in Russia, who made his reputation in France and settled in America. He was prodigiously gifted and found colours in combination nobody else ever tried. His first major book was Daniel Boone - a huge book with astonishing page designs.

Read more: Fedor Rojankovsky, the Alphabet of Illustrators



Bibliography

Partial listing of some Little Golden Books he had written and/or illustrated
  • #13 • The Golden Book of Birds (1943) by Hazel Lockwood
  • #47 • The Three Bears (1948) by Feodor Rojankovsky
  • #56 • Our Puppy (1948) by Elsa Ruth Nast, #292 (1957) 
  • #65 • Gaston and Josephine (1949) by Georges Duplaix
  • #77 • The Big Elephant (1949) Kathryn and Byron Jackson
  • #107 • Kittens Surprise (1952) by Nina 
  • #283 • Mother Goose (1957)
     
  • #305 • The White Bunny and His Magic Nose (1957) by Lily Duplaix 
  • #317 • More Mother Goose Rhymes (1958) 
  • #332 • Wild Animal Babies (1958) by Kathleen N. Daly 
  • #379 • Animal Dictionary (1960) by Jane Watson Werner #533 (1963) 
  • #390 • The Little Golden Mother Goose (1957) 75 Favorite Rhymes
  • #394 • Wild Animals (1961) #499 (1961) 
  • #451 • Ten Little Animals (1961) by Carl Memling 
  • #516 • The Cow Went Over the Mountain (1963) by Jeanette Krinsley 
  • #558 • Hop, Little Kangaroo (1965) by Patricia Scarry
     
  • #200-57 Kitty on the Farm (1990) by Phyllis McGinley c.1948
  • #206-61 What’s Next, Elephant? (1992) by Kathryn and Byron Jackson
  • #302-56 Little Lost Kitten by Nina 

  • Big Golden Book

  • The Giant Golden Book of Cat Stories (1953) by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Simon & Schuster - Amazon
  • #10429 The True Story of Smokey the Bear (1974) by Jane Werner Watson
  • #15801 Robinson Crusoe (1960) by Daniel Defoe
  • The Great Big Wild Animal Book (1951) by Elizabeth Coatsworth
  • Giant Golden Book Of Dogs, Cats And Horses (A GIANT Golden Book 1957) by Elizabeth Coatsworth - Etsy Preview
  • The Giant Golden Book of Dog Stories (A GIANT Golden Book 1958) by Elizabeth Coatsworth
  • A Catholic Child's Bible: The Old Testament (A GIANT Golden Book 1958) selected by Elsa Jane Werner, arranged by Charlie Hartman, Simon and Schuster c. 1946 - Cover - Preview

  • When he died in 1970, Feodor Rojankovsky had illustrated more than one hundred children’s books; his flair for color, his vision of design, and his love of nature have greatly enriched American picture books. - View The Full List


    Miscllaneous Artworks

  • View the complete Daniel Boone 1931 book scans
  • Puss 'n Boots Cat Food Advertisement designed by Feodor Rojankovsky in 1947
  • 'Kew Gardens' Southern Electric Railway Poster 1941 from The Artist Magazine

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