Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams

Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams by Tudor, Tasha. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781884718595.

First comprehensive bio-bibliography of one of the most loved childrens book authors and illustrators in America and around the world. Not only does this book describe Tudors sixty-year career, but also readers will enjoy the poignant stories about Tudor written by her two daughters, Bethany and Efner, and her editors, Patricia Gauch and Dorothy Haas. The daughter of naval architect, W. Starling Burgess, and portrait painter, Rosamond Tudor, Tasha Tudor, as a child, was greatly influenced by her fathers engineering background and her mothers artistic life. She became particularly fascinated by life in the 1830s, which inspires her art, writing, and her own life. From 1938 onward, Tudors childrens books captivated a wide audience. Her fans are still intrigued by her magical stories and her romantic illustration of New Englands countryside, drawn from her own experiences of family life. Her work is published in more than 90 books, which have been reprinted and republished many times. Through her eighties, Tudor remained active in publishing, meeting her fans, and autographing her books. In loving tribute, this work is illustrated with many drawings by Tudors daughter, Bethany, as well as rare early photos of Tudor as a young woman, by Nell Dorr, and 16 pages of color photos of Tudors book covers. The bibliography includes every known book illustrated and/or written by Tudor, including those published in the first half of 1998. Corners bumped. 510 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. small 4to..