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Bernard Waber

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born

November 24, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , The United States

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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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Books by Bernard Waber

Average rating: 4.02 · 6,721 ratings · 319 reviews · 43 distinct works

	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile 4.01 avg rating — 5,271 ratings — published 1972 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Ira Sleeps Over 4.11 avg rating — 814 ratings — published 1948 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The House on East 88th Street 4.22 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1962 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Lovable Lyle 4.09 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Lyle and the Birthday Party 4.19 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Courage 3.89 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Ira Says Goodbye 3.95 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Lyle Finds His Mother 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: Lyle Walks the Dogs by Bernard Waber, Paulis Waber (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Lyle at the Office 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating: