Full Name James Stevenson Movies The Forgotten Toys, Monty Role Illustrator | Name James Stevenson Nationality American | |
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Education Yale UniversityHackley School Spouse Josephine Merck (m. 1993), Jane Walker (m. ?–1953) Children Harvey Stevenson, James Walker Stevenson Parents Winifred Stevenson, Harvey Stevenson Books What's under my bed?, The Worst Person in the World, That terrible Hallowee, The night after Christmas, Don't make me laugh Similar People Keith Olbermann, Andrew Sachs, Michael Sporn | ||
James Stevenson (July 11, 1929 – February 17, 2017) was an American illustrator and author of over 100 children's books. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker magazine. He usually uses a unique comic book style of illustration that is very recognizable. His books, like What's Under My Bed, have been featured on the Reading Rainbow television series.
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James Stevenson was born in New York City and educated at Yale University, where he was the feature editor of campus humor magazine The Yale Record.
He contributed his first cartoon to The New Yorker on March 10, 1956.
James Stevenson wrote and illustrated his first book Walker, the Witch, and the Striped Flying Saucer in 1969. He had previously illustrated the children's book If I Owned a Candy Factory (1968) written by his then eight-year-old son, James Walker Stevenson.