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Tigers & tea with Toppy  Cover Image Book Book

Tigers & tea with Toppy / by Barbara Kerley, author of The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins ; with Rhoda Knight Kalt, granddaughter of Charles R. Knight ; illustrations by Matte Stephens with original artwork by Charles R. Knight

Summary:

Young Rhoda enjoys visiting the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park Zoo, and other places with her beloved grandfather, the famous wildlife artist, Charles R. Knight

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338134278
  • ISBN: 1338134272
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, [2018]

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General Note:
a true adventure in New York City with wildlife artist, Charles R. Knight, who loved saber-toothed cats, parties at the Plaza, and people and animals of all stripes.
Subject: Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature
Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 > Family > Juvenile literature
Kalt, Rhoda Knight, 1936- > Juvenile literature
Wildlife artists > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature
Grandparent and child > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature
Genre: Picture books.
Juvenile works.

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Barbara Kerley is a two-time Sibert Honoree and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree whose award-winning biographies include What to Do About Alice?, The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), Those Rebels, John & Tom, and A Home for Mr. Emerson, all illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham; Tigers & Tea with Toppy, illustrated by Matte Stephens; and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins and Walt Whitman: Words for America, illustrated by Brian Selznick. Kerley's books have all been praised for their lively prose, meticulous research, and artistic presentation style. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at barbarakerley.com.
Matte Stephens is an illustrator and a fine artist, whose work can be seen in the picture book Mr. Flux, by Kyo Maclear, and on his well-trafficked Etsy site. He lives with his wife, their two cats, and two dogs in Peterborough, New Hampshire. You can see more of his work at matteart.blogspot.com.
Rhoda Knight Kalt is the granddaughter of world-famous wildlife artist Charles R. Knight. She has devoted her life to promoting her grandfather's work, and preserving his legacy. She lives in New York City.

Matte Stephens is an illustrator and a fine artist, whose work can be seen in the picture book Mr. Flux, by Kyo Maclear, and on his well-trafficked Etsy site. He lives with his wife, their two cats, and two dogs in Peterborough, New Hampshire. You can see more of his work at matteart.blogspot.com.
Barbara Kerley is a two-time Sibert Honoree and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree whose award-winning biographies include What to Do About Alice?, The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), Those Rebels, John & Tom, and A Home for Mr. Emerson, all illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham; Tigers & Tea with Toppy, illustrated by Matte Stephens; and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins and Walt Whitman: Words for America, illustrated by Brian Selznick. Kerley's books have all been praised for their lively prose, meticulous research, and artistic presentation style. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at barbarakerley.com.
Rhoda Knight Kalt is the granddaughter of world-famous wildlife artist Charles R. Knight. She has devoted her life to promoting her grandfather's work, and preserving his legacy. She lives in New York City.


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