Robert Lawson

1892 – 1957

Robert Lawson (October 4, 1892 – May 27, 1957) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in They Were Strong and Good in 1941 and the Newbery award for his short story for Rabbit Hill in 1945.

• The Story of Ferdinand
• Ben and Me
• Rabbit hill
• Mr. Revere and I
• The tough winter
• They Were Strong and Good
• Captain Kidd's Cat
• The great wheel (Newbery honor roll)
• Edward, Hoppy, and Joe
• Ben and me : a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse Amos
• Watchwords of liberty
• I Discover Columbus