W W Denslow

Denslow's Mother Goose - Dover Children's Classics W W Denslow

Brief Description: A collection of forty classic nursery rhymes illustrated by famed cartoonist W. W. Denslow. Marc Notes: ; A collection of forty classic nursery rhymes illustrated by famed cartoonist W. W. Denslow.. Publisher Marketing: This treasury of childhood rhymes features all the nursery favorites, from Humpty-Dumpty and Little Jack Horner to Old King Cole and his fiddlers three. Timeless color images by W. W. Denslow, the original illustrator of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, " depict Little Boy Blue, the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, and other beloved characters. This hardcover keepsake edition of a classic of children's illustration will be cherished by generations of young readers and listeners.

Contributor Bio:  Denslow, W W W. W. Denslow (1856-1915) was a prolific illustrator, cartoonist, and caricaturist, best remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the first of the Oz books. An editorial cartoonist with a strong interest in politics, Denslow also illustrated his own books including Denslow's Mother Goose (1901), Denslow's Night Before Christmas (1902) and the 18-volume Denslow's Picture Books series (1903-4). The royalties from the print and stage versions of The Wizard of Oz were sufficient to allow Denslow to purchase Bluck's Island in Bermuda, and crown himself King Denslow I. However, he drank his money away, and he died in obscurity, of pneumonia.