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The Milkmaid
Children's picture book.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
37 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1901
About the author
Randolph Caldecott
325 books11 followersKnown chiefly for his book illustrations, Caldecott was a gifted artist respected by his contemporaries. The Caldecott Medal which is given out each year for the most distinguished children's picture book is named for him.
In 1877, Edmund Evans, who was a leading colour printer asked Caldecott for illustrations for two Christmas books. The results were The House that Jack Built and The Diverting History of John Gilpin, published in 1878.
It was Caldecott's health among other things which prompted his many winter trips to the Mediterranean and other warm climates. It was on such a tour in 1886 that he was taken ill again and died in St. Augustine, Florida, just before his 40th birthday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph...
Sometimes his name is transcribed as Ralph Caldecott, for example on the book "The Babes in the Wood & The Elegy of the Mad Dog."
In 1877, Edmund Evans, who was a leading colour printer asked Caldecott for illustrations for two Christmas books. The results were The House that Jack Built and The Diverting History of John Gilpin, published in 1878.
It was Caldecott's health among other things which prompted his many winter trips to the Mediterranean and other warm climates. It was on such a tour in 1886 that he was taken ill again and died in St. Augustine, Florida, just before his 40th birthday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph...
Sometimes his name is transcribed as Ralph Caldecott, for example on the book "The Babes in the Wood & The Elegy of the Mad Dog."
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June 26, 2018
An illustrated telling of the nursery rhyme the Milkmaid by Randolph Caldecott in the 1880s. It ends funny as those women give the lad a rid on a cow he won't soon forget. It was kind of funny.
The art work is warm and full of action. I really appreciate Caldecott's sense of style. I think he would be a good person to study.
It took less than 5 minutes to read it to the nephew and he thought the end was funny too.
The art work is warm and full of action. I really appreciate Caldecott's sense of style. I think he would be a good person to study.
It took less than 5 minutes to read it to the nephew and he thought the end was funny too.
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January 23, 2017wonderful!
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