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Bernard Waber


Born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , The United States
September 27, 1921

Died
May 16, 2013

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Genre
Children's Books


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: 4.11 · 39,618 ratings · 1,620 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
4.14 avg rating — 27,707 ratings — published 1965 — 45 editions
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Ira Sleeps Over
4.17 avg rating — 5,056 ratings — published 1972 — 50 editions
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The House on East 88th Street
4.20 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 1962 — 19 editions
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Ask Me
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Courage: A Book for Anyone ...
3.96 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2002 — 18 editions
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Lovable Lyle
4.07 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions
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Lyle and the Birthday Party
3.97 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1966 — 18 editions
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Lyle Finds His Mother: A Pi...
3.73 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1974 — 19 editions
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Lyle at the Office
3.71 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions
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Series by Bernard Waber

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