From the book :"Frog Went a Courtin", 1972
Illustration by Feodor Rojankovsky
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Feodor Rojankovsky (1891–1970)
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from Scaf le Phoque (Scaf the Seal, 1936) by Rojan, aka Russian illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky (1891–1970)
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Attribution: Feodor Stepanovich "Rojan" Rojankovsky. Snippet from Scaf le Phoque [Scaf the seal ]. Story by Lída aka Ludmila Durdikova (b. Prague, Czechia, 1899-1955, later France) with illustrations by Rojankovsky (b. Russian empire, later France and USA, 1891-1970). The book was originally published by @flammarion in Paris in 1936 and soon after in a translated edition from George Allen and Unwin in London. Although the dog is not the primary character I do appreciate this canine representation. Thanks to @designfortoday for the tip.
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Jane Werner Watson THE TRUE STORY OF Smokey The Bear 1974 Vtg Feodor Rojankovsky
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Staff Pick of the Week
I was perusing the stacks in Special Collections and the children’s book Frog Went a-Courtin' by John Langstaff caught my eye because of the wonderful pictures by Russian illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky. Our copy is a first edition that was published in 1955 in New York by Harcourt, Brace and Company. It was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1956.
Frog Went a-Courtin' is a retelling of a Scottish folk song that first appeared in Robert Wedderburn's Complaynt of Scotland in 1548 under the name "The Frog cam to the Myl dur." The introduction of John Langstaff’s retelling notes that the story was “written down in Scotland more than 400 years ago, but it has always been the kind of story that was told and sung to children, instead of being read to them.”
The basic premise of the story is that Frog wants to marry Miss Mouse, but first must ask for permission from Uncle Rat (an antiquated practice in my opinion). Once Frog and Miss Mouse decide to get married, all sorts of other creatures like bugs, birds, and raccoons get to work preparing a wedding celebration. The story ends with Old Tom Cat crashing the party. In the original story the cat devours all the wedding guests, but luckily in this version Frog and Miss Mouse end up in France on their honeymoon. Frog Went a-Courtin' has been adapted many time over the years, and has even been covered by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
John Langstaff (1920-2005) was a concert baritone, and early music revivalist, and the founder of the Christmas Revels, a modern-day theatrical celebration of the winter solstice that draws from folk traditions of many cultures. Langstaff had a long career in music education, as well as writing over 25 children’s books.
Feodor Rojankovsky (1891-1970) was born Mitava, Russia. He was artistically inclined from a young age and ended up studying at the Moscow Fine Arts Academy, but left to serve as an infantry officer with the Russian army during World War I in 1914. Several years later, he began making children's book illustrations for the Ukrainian Republic during the Russian Revolution, but was conscripted into the White Army in 1919 and soon became a prisoner-of-war in Poland. He stayed in Poland after the war and worked as an art director for both a fashion magazine and a book publishing company. Eventually he moved to Paris, and while there produced his first children’s book for a Western publisher, Daniel Boone in 1931 (we have a later edition published in 1945 our holdings). In 1941, Rojankovsky moved to the United States and continued to work in book illustration until he died.
On a totally coincidental note, both John Langstaff and Feodor Rojankovsky were born on Christmas Eve, December 24! So we would like to wish them both an early birthday anniversary.
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"Frog Went a Courtin"
Pictures by Feodor Rojankovsky, Harcourt Brace & Co., 1983
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Feodor Rojankovsky - Illustration de poème de Raymond Radiguet
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LES TROIS OURS / 7
(The Three Bears - Little Golden book series - Simon & Schuster)
Feodor Rojankovsky & Amélina
copyright de 1948 édition mars 1950
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Flopsy is the look out while the rest TP farmer McGreagor’s house.
I Like the Country illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky California State Dept. of Education 1958
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