Mary Chalmers

Mary Eileen Chalmers (born March 16, 1927) is an American author and illustrator who wrote children's books frequently featuring cats from the 1950s through the 1980s. She is known for her books about Harry, an anthropomorphic cat. Her books were well known for featuring her own illustrations in addition to the written text, including a unique complex layout with full pages of text and drawings woven throughout the pages and within the margins. She also provided illustrations for many other authors' books, especially those involving animals.

Career

Born in Camden, New Jersey, on March 16, 1927, Chalmers developed an early interest in art due to her sister becoming an artist.[1] Raiesed in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, Chalmers graduated from Haddon Heights High in 1944 and obtained a four-year degree in painting at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. During her college years, she sold several of her city and landscape watercolors, aiming to become a professional artist after graduation. She then was hired as an artist for the magazines Holiday and Jack and Jill. Her work for these children's magazines raised her interest in writing her own children's story and worked on her own time designing characters and storylines.[2]

The stories she wrote were repeatedly rejected by publishers before he received attention in 1954 from Harper & Brothers for her first published story, Come for a Walk With Me. Published in March 1955, it sold 6000 copies within three months. She soon published Here Comes the Trolley Car the same year and A Hat for Amy Jean in 1956, with several more books already on contract. All of the books featured not only Chalmers' writing, but also her personally made illustrations. They stood out from other children's books at the time by not being primarily illustrations with a line or two of story per page, but instead had illustrations woven throughout and within the borders and margins, alongside complete pages of written story.[2]

After several more books published in 1957, Chalmers found herself in a period without ideas for new stories. The director of children's books for her publisher Harper & Row, Ursula Nordstrom, sent her a note praising Here Comes the Trolley Car. Touched by the message, Chalmers sent back a multi-page thank you note that featured a kitten blowing a kiss. Nordstrom suggested that the kitten be turned into a book itself, leading to Chalmers writing the first volume in her Harry the anthropomorphic kitten series, Throw A Kiss, Harry. By 1967 and several books into the series, along with other cat-focused books, Chalmers ended up owning ten cats and a pomeranian.[3] These pets assisted in her drawing of poses for the cats in her illustrations.[3][4]

Chalmers donated a collection of her illustrations, sketches, layouts, and dummy books to the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998.[1]

Books

  • — (1955). Come for a Walk With Me. Harper.[5]
  • — (1955). Here Comes the Trolley Car. Harper. p. 32.[6]

Illustrator

  • The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom (1960)
  • Big Brother by Charlotte Zolotow 1960 [21]
  • The Happy Birthday Present 1962 by Joan Heilbroner[22]
  • Marigold and Grandma on the Town Stephanie Calmenson 1994[23]
  • Three to Get Ready 1965 by Betty Doyle Boegehold
  • Crystal Tree Jennie D. Lindquist 1966
  • Goodnight, Andrew, Goodnight, Craig 1969 by Marjorie Sharmat
  • When Will It Snow? 1971 by Syd Hoff[24]
  • Letitia Rabbit's String Song 1973 by russell hoban[25][26]
  • Crickety Cricket!: The Best-Loved Poems of James S. Tippett (1973)[27]
  • The Snuggle Bunny by Nancy Jewell 1972
  • The day after Christmas 1975 by Alice Bach
  • Oh No, Cat! by Janice May Udry
  • Mule in the Mail 1978 by Stephen Manes[28]
  • When Daisies Pied, and Violets Blue: Songs from Shakespeare 1974 by William Shakespeare
  • Home at Last: A Young Cat's Tale 1980 by Patricia Lauber

References

  1. ^ a b "Mary Chalmers Papers". specialcollections.usm.edu. University of Southern Mississippi. May 19, 1998. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Roeder, Ida Mae (April 4, 1956). "Haddon Hts. Woman Finds Career In Writing Books for Children". Courier-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Murray, Jo (September 30, 1967). "10 Cats Kibitz Writer: Can't Work Without Them, Mary Chalmers Says". Courier-Post. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mary Chalmers". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095601668.
  5. ^ Reviews for Come for a Walk With Me:
  6. ^ Reviews for Here Comes the Trolley Car:
  7. ^ Reviews for A Hat for Amy Jean:
  8. ^ Reviews for A Christmas Story:
  9. ^ Reviews for George Appleton:
  10. ^ Reviews for Kevin:
  11. ^ Reviews for Throw a Kiss, Harry:
  12. ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
  13. ^ Reviews for The Cat Who Liked to Pretend:
  14. ^ Reviews for Mr. Cat's Wonderful Surprise:
  15. ^ G., R. Y. (May 23, 1964). "Children's Books". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Goodwin, Polly (December 17, 1967). "Children's Book World". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Reviews for Merry Christmas, Harry:
  18. ^ Reviews for Come to the Doctor, Harry:
  19. ^ Marinak, Barbara (August 17, 1986). "Finding The Right Books For Preschoolers". The Daily News. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Reviews for Easter Parade:
  21. ^ "BIG BROTHER | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  22. ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/joan-heilbroner/the-happy-birthday-present/
  23. ^ "MARIGOLD AND GRANDMA ON THE TOWN | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  24. ^ Edmonds, May H. (December 11, 1971). "Gift the Little Readers With a Book". The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/15/archives/rabbit-roundup.html
  26. ^ O'Hara, J. Donald (November 22, 1973). "Letitia Rabbit's String Song (review)". Children's Literature. 2 (1): 234–234 – via Project MUSE.
  27. ^ Curto, Josephine J. (March 31, 1974). "Youngsters Pick Books". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/10/archives/concerning-christmas-christmas.html

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