1939 Honor: Andy and the Lion, illustrated and written by James Daugherty. First published by Viking in 1938. See the ALA page.
- Collecting? First edition attributes are as follows:
- Large hardcover in pictorial paper covered boards backed in black cloth, 11 x 8 inches, unnumbered pages. See pictures for details.
- One note on the copyright page: My copy is a 5th print, and as you can see, printings are listed. I have not been able to find a picture of a first print copyright page.
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- Looking for Daugherty?
- In addition to Andy and the Lion, Daugherty received a 1957 Caldecott Honor for Gillespie and the Guards, written by Benjamin Elkin.
- He also won the 1940 Newbery for his own Daniel Boone.
- He carries illustrator credits on 104 books, 15 of which he also wrote; a full bibliography is available at the Friends of James Daugherty Foundation.
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