Don Freeman

Author profile

born

in San Diego, California, The United States

August 11, 1908

died

January 01, 1978

gender

male

website

http://www.donfreeman.info

genre

Children's Books, Comics & Graphic Novels

influences

Honoré Daumier

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Don Freeman was a painter, printmaker, cartoonist, children's book author, and illustrator. He was born in San Diego, California, attended high school in Missouri, and later moved to New York City where he studied etching with John Sloan.
Frequent subjects included Broadway theatre, politics, and the circus. He was also a jazz musician, and the brother of circus entrepreneur Randy Freeman.

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Don Freeman's Books

Average rating: 4.23 · 108,741 ratings · 1,635 reviews · 124 distinct works · Similar authors

	Corduroy 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 80,259 ratings — published 1948 — 51 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocket for Corduroy 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 24,158 ratings — published 1978 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever! by Don Freeman (Illustrations), Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dandelion 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1964 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy Goes to the Doctor by Don Freeman, Lisa McCue (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1969 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rainbow of My Own 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1966 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corduroy's Christmas by Don Freeman (With), B.G. Hennessy (Goodreads Author) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1992	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earl the Squirrel 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Norman the Doorman 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Don Freeman

Corduroy (41 books)
by Don Freeman, Lisa McCue (Illustrator)
4.238121887597818 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 105,425 ratings

Quotes by Don Freeman

“Watch out, life is watching you!!”
― Don Freeman, Earl the Squirrel

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“And out the door she flew”
― Don Freeman, Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library

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