Hilary Knight

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born

Hempstead, Long Island, New York, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.hilaryknight.com/

genre

Children's Books

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Hilary Knight writes, "I attribute any abilities I possess to the fact that both my parents are artists and writers. My father, Clayton Knight, is well-known for his aviation paintings and books. My mother, Katharine Sturges, has done fashion drawings, fabric designs as well as many children's books" (The Horn Book, 1968).

Born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, in 1926. Childhood spent on Long Island and in New York City. Attended Art Students League, New York, where he studied under Reginald Marsh.

The Navy interrupted his studies from 1944 to 1946, but Mr. Knight went on painting -- ships. His own career began when several of his humorous drawings were published in "House and Garden" and "Mademoiselle." His famous illustrations for Eloi ...more

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Books by Hilary Knight

Average rating: 4.22 · 6,803 ratings · 448 reviews · 76 distinct works

	Hilary Knight's Cinderella 4.39 avg rating — 148 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Wheres Wallace 4.25 avg rating — 71 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Nina in That Makes Me Mad by Hilary Knight, Steven Kroll (Creator) 3.71 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Circus Is Coming 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Hilary Knight's the Owl and the Pussy-Cat: Based on the Poem by Edward Lear by Hilary Knight, Edward Lear 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Firefly in a Fir Tree: A Carol for Mice 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Christmas Stocking Story 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	When I Have a Little Girl/When I Have a Little Boy 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Hilary Knight's Mother Goose. 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1974	My rating: