"Donkey-Donkey" written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, published by Parents' Magazine Press, 1968.

Illustrated hard boards; 7.1/4" x 9.1/4"; unpaginated, c.40 pages, all pages are illustrated in color, a little wear, very good condition.

Donkey-Donkey thinks that he looks ridiculous with long ears that stick straight up, so he consults his friends on the farm. Each animal has its own idea of beautiful ears &-- all remarkably like their own. Poor Donkey-donkey becomes sadder and sadder as he tries to follow their advice, with hilarious results...

Roger Antoine Duvoisin (1900-1980) was a Swiss-born American writer and illustrator best known for children's picture books. He won the 1948 Caldecott Medal for picture books and in 1968 he was a highly commended runner-up for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's illustrators.

He studied at the École Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. His first job was designing scenery, making posters, and painting murals. He also became a manager of an old French pottery plant before becoming involved with textile design, an occupation that eventually brought him to the United States.

He won the Caldecott Medal for 'White Snow, Bright Snow', written by Alvin Tresselt (D. Lothrop Co., 1947). The annual American Library Association award recognizes the illustrator of the year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". Their 1965 collaboration 'Hide and Seek Fog' was one of three Caldecott runners-up.

Duvoisin both wrote and illustrated a successful series featuring Petunia the goose and Veronica the hippopotamus, inaugurated by Petunia (Alfred A. Knopf, 1950) and Veronica (Knopf, 1961; The Bodley Head, 1961). Duvoisin's works also include translation and illustration of medieval European folk tales such as 'The Crocodile in the Tree' (1973).

In 1961, he received an award from the Society of Illustrators. In 1966, he received the Rugers Bi-Centennial award.

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