Wallace Tripp facts for kids
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Wallace Tripp
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| Born | Wallace Whitney Tripp June 26, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 2018 (aged 78) Francestown, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer, anthologist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable awards | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award 1977 |
Wallace Whitney Tripp (born June 26, 1940 – died September 9, 2018) was an American artist and author. He was famous for drawing animal characters that seemed to have human feelings and personalities. These characters often showed a lot of emotion and humor.
Wallace Tripp was also one of the artists who drew pictures for the popular Amelia Bedelia children's book series. He illustrated more than 40 books. Some of his well-known works include Marguerite, Go Wash Your Feet (1985) and Casey at the Bat (1978). He also designed many greeting cards for a company called Pawprints.
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About Wallace Tripp
Wallace Tripp was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in the countryside of New Hampshire and also in New York City. He went to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to study art.
He also earned a degree in education from Keene State College. Later, he studied English at the University of New Hampshire. For three years, he taught English. But then, he decided to become a full-time illustrator.
Wallace Tripp's ex-wife, Marcy, ran a publishing company called Sparhawk Books. This company published two of his books. One was Wallace Tripp's Wurst Seller. The other was an illustrated version of The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc.
Throughout his career, Tripp created many greeting cards for Pawprints. This was a family business. Wallace Tripp loved classical music and enjoyed flying airplanes. He often included pictures of planes and musical ideas in his drawings. For many years, he built and flew model planes that were controlled by radio.
He lived in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He had three children: two sons and one daughter. He retired more than 20 years before his death due to health reasons. His death was announced on September 9, 2018, on his official Facebook page.
Books Written and Illustrated by Wallace Tripp
Wallace Tripp wrote and drew pictures for these books:
- The Tale of a Pig: A Caucasian Folktale (1968)
- A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me: A Book of Nonsense Verse (1973)
- My Uncle Podger: A Picture Book (1975) – This book was based on a story by Jerome K. Jerome.
- Granfa' Grig Had a Pig and Other Rhymes without Reason from Mother Goose (1976)
- Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey (1976)
- Rhymes without Reason from Mother Goose (1980)
- Wallace Tripp's Wurst Seller (1981)
- Marguerite, Go Wash Your Feet! (1985)
- Rose's Are Red, Violet's Are Blue and Other Silly Poems (1999)
Books Illustrated by Wallace Tripp
Wallace Tripp also created the artwork for many books written by other authors. Here are some of them:
- Reginald B. Hegarty, Rope's End (1965)
- Ruth Christoffer Carlsen, Henrietta Goes West (1966)
- Andrew Lang, editor, Read Me Another Fairy Tale (1967)
- Gerald Dumas, Rabbits Rafferty (1968)
- Felice Holman, The Holiday Rat, and the Utmost Mouse (1969)
- Scott Corbett, The Baseball Bargain (1970)
- Tom Paxton, Jennifer's Rabbit (1970)
- Betty Brock, No Flying in the House (1970)
- Peggy Parish, Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (1971)
- Patricia Thomas, "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" (1971)
- Tony Johnston, The Adventures of Mole and Troll (1972)
- Peggy Parish, Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (1972)
- Boris Vladimirovich Zakhoder, The Crocodile's Toothbrush (1973)
- Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888 (1978)
- Hilaire Belloc, The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (revised edition, 1982)
Awards and Recognition
Wallace Tripp's book, Grandfa Grig Had a Pig and Other Rhymes Without Reason from Mother Goose (1976), won an important award. It received the 1977 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Books. This award is given to outstanding children's books.
Another one of his books, A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me: A Book of Nonsense Verse (1973), was also recognized. It was included on the ALA Notable Book for Children list. This list highlights books that are considered especially good for children.
