Robert Kraus
1925 - 2001
(2008 Kerlan Award)
The Kerlan Award is given "in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children's literature and in appreciation for generous donation of unique resources to the Kerlan Collection for the study of children's literature." The books listed below are owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Library.
Author |
Kraus, Robert. (1999). Herman the helper. (Pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey). New York, NY : Sagebrush. PRIM-FIC K917her Herman the helpful octopus is always willing to assist anyone who needs his help--old or young, friend or enemy. |
Kraus, Robert. (2000). Mouse in love. (Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey). New York : Orchard Books. PRIM-FIC K917MO Mouse searches high and low for his true love, only to find her right next door. |
Kraus, Robert. (1974). Pinchpenny Mouse. (Illustrated by Robert Byrd). New York : Windmill Books. PRIM-FIC K917pi Of all the mice employed by the Ajax Mousetrap Company, only Pinchpenny saves his money. When the company folds, can he help his fellow mice? Will he? |
Kraus, Robert. (1972). The tree that stayed up until next Christmas. (Pictures by Edna Eicke). New York : Windmill Books. PRIM-FIC K917tr Three toy friends decide to leave their Christmas tree up for Valentine's Day--and the next holiday, and the next--until suddenly it's Christmas again! |
Kraus, Robert. (1986). Where are you going little mouse? (Pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey). New York : Greenwillow Books. PRIM-FIC K917WG A little mouse runs away from home to find a "nicer" family, but when darkness comes, he misses them and realizes how much he loves them. |
Kraus, Robert. (1970). Whose mouse are you? (Pictures by Jose Aruego). New York : Macmillan. PRIM-FIC K917WH A lonely little mouse has to be resourceful in order to bring his family back together. |
Author/Illustrator |
Kraus, Robert. (1973). How Spider saved Halloween. New York : Scholastic. PRIM-FIC K917HSA With the help of his friends, Spider comes up with such a good disguise for Halloween that he impresses the neighborhood and saves himself and his friends form bullies. |
Illustrator |
Stevens, Carla. (1962). Rabbit & skunk and the scary rock. (Pictures by Robert Kraus). S.L. : Young Scott Books. PRIM-FIC S8438rs. Rabbit and Skunk decide to take a nap, but strange noises from the rock they sleep next to make Skunk curious to solve this mystery. |
Stevens, Carla. (1964). Rabbit and skunk and the big fight. (Illustrations by Robert Kraus). New York : Young Scott. PRIM-FIC S8438rb When Woodchuck starts eating Rabbit's grass, Skunk wants Rabbit to stand up and fight for it. |
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Author Information |
Author Information on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kraus |
(Herman) Robert Kraus (1925-2001).(2002). In Something about the author (Vol. 130, pp. 127). Detroit: Gale. Ref PN 451 .S6 & Online V. 1 - 189, 1971- 2009 |
(Herman) Robert Kraus (1925- ).(1997). In Something about the author (Vol. 93, pp. 89-96). Detroit: Gale. Ref PN 451 .S6 & Online V. 1 - 189, 1971- 2009 |
(Herman) Robert Kraus (1925-2001).(1991). In Something about the author (Vol. 65, pp.112-115). Detroit: Gale. Ref PN 451 .S6 & Online V. 1 - 189, 1971- 2009 |
Robert Kraus (1925- ).(1971). In Something about the author (Vol. 4, pp.139-140). Detroit: Gale. Ref PN 451 .S6 & Online V. 1 - 189, 1971- 2009 |
Robert Kraus. (1991). In Something about the author autobiography series (Vol. 11, pp. 177-196). Detroit: Gale. Online Something about the Author database. |
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