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Although
H. A. and Margret Rey always wrote and illustrated their
books together, H. A. did illustrate several books for
other authors that were published by Harper and brothers
during the 1940's. Rey was fortunate to work with legendary
editor Ursula Nordstrom, and together, they created
several excitingly original books. Goodnight Moon author,
Margaret Wise Brown collaborated with Rey on two books,
The Polite Penguin, in 1941, and Don't Frighten
the Lion, in 1942. Other collaborations, all published
in 1944, included Katy No-Pocket, by Emmy Payne;
Egbert and His Marvelous Adventures, by Paul
T. Gilbert; and The Park Book, by Charlotte Zolotow.
Don't Frighten the Lion was originally titled "Monkey
Business," but the title was changed because Rey
had promised his editors at Houghton Mifflin that he
would not create books with other publishing firms that
would directly compete with their Curious George
books. The paper doll and clothing shown here were designed
by Rey and were printed inside the front cover of Don't
Frighten the Lions. |
