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R.I.P. Palmer Brown, 92, in April (Writer/illustrator: "Beyond the Pawpaw Trees," 1954)
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Dec 31, 2012, 4:55:55 PM12/31/12
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I can't seem to find an obit - and there's disagreement on whether he was born in 1919 or 1920. However, he died on April 13th, less than a month before his birthday, according to familysearch.org.
He was born in Chicago and went to Swarthmore College, B.A., 1941; University of Pennsylvania, M.A.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150823684424679.431093.13563229678&type=3
(brief death announcement - this includes illustrations from "Cheerful")
As of last summer, his 1950s books are all back in print! "Hickory" will be reprinted in 2013.
http://www.nybooks.com/books/authors/palmer-brown/
(descriptions of all five books, with covers)
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22palmer+brown%22+kirkus&oq=%22palmer+brown%22+kirkus&gs_l=hp.3...1441.1441.0.2067.1.1.0.0.0.0.65.65.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.2.iYv-SxBaZ7E&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ&fp=616c4185e3aafb42&bpcl=40096503&biw=1691&bih=895
(Kirkus book reviews)
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
SELF-ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia, Harper (New York City), 1954, reprinted, Avon (New York, NY), 1973.
The Silver Nutmeg: The Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby, Harper, 1956, reprinted, Avon, 1974.
Cheerful: A Picture-Story, Harper, 1957, reprinted, 1978.
Something for Christmas, Harper, 1958.
Hickory, Harper, 1978.
From Contemporary Authors:
"Contributor to magazines, including Woman's Day and Gourmet."
"Palmer Brown, writes Sarah Ellis in Twentieth-Century Children's Writers, 'is a miniaturist. He brings to the tradition of animal and domestic fantasy a gift for creating small worlds where conflicts are played out against a background glowing with the colours of oriental carpets, butterfly wings, gypsy caravans, and the rosy pink of pawpaw jelly. He captures with particular intensity the childhood emotions of longing for travel and adventure, the joys of home and security, the excitement of a new friend and a new viewpoint, and the sadness of passage and change. In prose, verse, and pictures Brown creates small stories of richness and gentle humour.'
"Brown's first book, Beyond the Pawpaw Trees, is a magical tale of little Anna Lavinia. Anna's home, where she lives with her mother, is surrounded by pawpaw trees and a high brick wall. She has never been beyond the trees. One day an excursion balloon floating overhead drops a spy glass into the garden. With it, Anna can see the hills beyond. She finally gets to really experience them when her mother sends her to visit an aunt. Anna returns home knowing the freshness of the hills, and brings home a surprise--her father, who has spent years chasing rainbows...... "
Lenona.
He was born in Chicago and went to Swarthmore College, B.A., 1941; University of Pennsylvania, M.A.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150823684424679.431093.13563229678&type=3
(brief death announcement - this includes illustrations from "Cheerful")
As of last summer, his 1950s books are all back in print! "Hickory" will be reprinted in 2013.
http://www.nybooks.com/books/authors/palmer-brown/
(descriptions of all five books, with covers)
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22palmer+brown%22+kirkus&oq=%22palmer+brown%22+kirkus&gs_l=hp.3...1441.1441.0.2067.1.1.0.0.0.0.65.65.1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.2.iYv-SxBaZ7E&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ&fp=616c4185e3aafb42&bpcl=40096503&biw=1691&bih=895
(Kirkus book reviews)
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
SELF-ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia, Harper (New York City), 1954, reprinted, Avon (New York, NY), 1973.
The Silver Nutmeg: The Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby, Harper, 1956, reprinted, Avon, 1974.
Cheerful: A Picture-Story, Harper, 1957, reprinted, 1978.
Something for Christmas, Harper, 1958.
Hickory, Harper, 1978.
From Contemporary Authors:
"Contributor to magazines, including Woman's Day and Gourmet."
"Palmer Brown, writes Sarah Ellis in Twentieth-Century Children's Writers, 'is a miniaturist. He brings to the tradition of animal and domestic fantasy a gift for creating small worlds where conflicts are played out against a background glowing with the colours of oriental carpets, butterfly wings, gypsy caravans, and the rosy pink of pawpaw jelly. He captures with particular intensity the childhood emotions of longing for travel and adventure, the joys of home and security, the excitement of a new friend and a new viewpoint, and the sadness of passage and change. In prose, verse, and pictures Brown creates small stories of richness and gentle humour.'
"Brown's first book, Beyond the Pawpaw Trees, is a magical tale of little Anna Lavinia. Anna's home, where she lives with her mother, is surrounded by pawpaw trees and a high brick wall. She has never been beyond the trees. One day an excursion balloon floating overhead drops a spy glass into the garden. With it, Anna can see the hills beyond. She finally gets to really experience them when her mother sends her to visit an aunt. Anna returns home knowing the freshness of the hills, and brings home a surprise--her father, who has spent years chasing rainbows...... "
Lenona.
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