Don Freeman (1908-1978) was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy , A Pocket for Corduroy , and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low .
He likes to relax by tending his small flock of sheep amid the woods, pond, and beautiful countryside in Pennsylvania where he and his wife raise their five children..
When not busy working on his illustrations, Allan enjoys family travel and reading.
He uses watercolors, pens, pencils, and cut paper to create wonderful images ranging from soft and soothing to bold and brilliant.
He received an art education at Gustavus Adolphus College and the Institute of Art, both in Minneapolis, and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Eitzen worked for a publishing house, an advertising agency, and an art therapy program before finally settling into a successful career illustrating magazines and books for children.
Allan Eitzen grew up in the small town of Mountain Lake, Minnesota.
She lives in Mill Valley, California.
Alison Inches is the author of many Puffin Lift-the-Flap books and other books for children.
I\'ve never been happier in my life! He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
I don\'t know when the time ends.
I work all the time, long into the night, and it\'s such a pleasure.
It\'s all so natural.
Ideas just come at me and after me.
Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what\'s next.
Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily.
During his career as an artist, sketching impressions of Broadway shows for the New York Times and The Herald Tribune, he was introduced to the world of children\'s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books.
Don Freeman (1908-1978) was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy , A Pocket for Corduroy , and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low
