Author & Illustrator

Simms Taback

Biography

Simms Taback (1932 - 2011) grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Cooper Union. He worked as an art director and a graphic designer and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University. He illustrated many children’s books, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Spacy Riddles, Snakey Riddles, Buggy Riddles, and Fishy Riddles (all written by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, Dial). His work has won many awards, including the Caldecott Medal for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and the Caldecott Honor for I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

Road Builders
Do You Have a Tail?
Swing! Like a Monkey
This Is The House That Jack Built
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Too Much Noise
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Road Builders
Do You Have a Tail?
Swing! Like a Monkey
This Is The House That Jack Built

Books by Simms Taback

    picture • 36 Pages
    There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
    Simms Taback
    picture • 45 Pages
    Too Much Noise
    Simms Taback, Ann McGovern
    picture • 40 Pages
    Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
    Simms Taback
    board • 32 Pages
    Road Builders
    B.G. Hennessy, Simms Taback
    picture • 32 Pages
    This Is The House That Jack Built
    Simms Taback
    picture • 12 Pages
    Swing! Like a Monkey
    Harriet Ziefert, Simms Taback

Book Stats

3
Authored
7
Illustrated
3
Collaborators

All Simms Taback Books

Board book
$7.99$7.59
board • 12 Pages
Do You Have a Tail?
Board book
$6.99$6.50
picture • 12 Pages
Swing! Like a Monkey
Board book
$8.99$8.36
picture • 32 Pages
This Is The House That Jack Built
4.4
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
picture • 36 Pages
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
5.3
Physical book
$18.99$17.97
picture • 45 Pages
Too Much Noise
Paperback
$7.99$7.43
picture • 40 Pages
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
5.2
Hardcover
$17.99$16.97

Collaborators

Ann McGovern
B.G. Hennessy
Harriet Ziefert

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