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Bernard Waber

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , The United States

November 24, 1924

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male

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Children's Books

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Bernard Waber was the youngest in a creative family. At age 8, he ushered in a movie theater after school, so he often saw only the last ten minutes of a movie. He made a game of inventing beginnings and middles. When he returned from a tour of duty in World War II, he entered the Philadelphia College of Art. With a diploma and a new wife, he traveled to New York City, where he began working for the Condé Nast magazines as an illustrator. Reading books to his three children inspired him to apply his pen and ink and watercolor style to his own picture books. His first book, Lorenzo, was built in 1961. Today, his characters are some of the most beloved in the library. He and his wife, Ethel, live on Long Island.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 14,535 ratings · 407 reviews · 40 distinct works · Similar authors

	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 11,814 ratings — published 1972 — 16 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
	Ira Sleeps Over 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,554 ratings — published 1975 — 21 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
	The House on East 88th Street 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1962 — 8 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
	Lovable Lyle 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1969 — 7 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
	Courage 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Lyle and the Birthday Party 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1966 — 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
	Ira Says Goodbye 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1988 — 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
	Lyle Finds His Mother 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1974 — 8 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
	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: Lyle Walks the Dogs by Bernard Waber, Paulis Waber (Illustrator) 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2010 — 2 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
	An Anteater Named Arthur 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1975 — 4 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