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	Across the Drawing Board from Simms Taback
		Simms Taback, like Giovanni Bellini, Hans Holbein, and Pieter Bruegel, is the son of a painter.
		Simms served as president of the Illustrators Guild from 1975 to 1977 and of the Graphic Artists Guild from 1989 to 1991.
		Usually caring to a fault, Simms barely managed to squeeze out a tear as he coolly, deftly, and humorously documented the demise of an elderly and obviously demented woman who kept swallowing things she must have known were not good for her.
	www.hbook.com /magazine/articles/2000/jul00_ruffins.asp (1315 words)

	Child’s Play: The Art of Simms Taback- Ventana Monthly
		Simms Taback (pronounced Tay-back) has illustrated and written some 40 best selling kid’s books, including such award winners as Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, and Kibitzers and Fools.
		Taback’s long time editor and publisher Regina Hayes, from Viking Children’s Books, has worked with him for more than a decade and appreciates his unique style: “His art is deceptively simple, and while it comes across as naïve, it’s extremely sophisticated.
		Taback attended what he describes as “a progressive secular Jewish summer camp,” and it was the experiences he had there that enabled him to draw one of his most popular books, Joseph Had A Little Overcoat.
	www.ventanamonthly.com /article.php?id=195&IssueNum=17 (1413 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Simms, William Gilmore (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simms, William Gilmore SIMMS, WILLIAM GILMORE [Simms, William Gilmore] 1806-70, American novelist, b.
		Simms's Vasconselos: a multicultural reading.(literary criticism of William Gilmore Simms' works)(Vasconselos, A Romance of the New World)(Critical Essay)
		William Gilmore Simms, woodlands, and the Freedmen's Bureau.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printablenew/43140.html (374 words)

	Children's Author at Embracing the Child
		Simms Taback is an award-winning illustrator known for his picture books, posters, Smithsonian calendars and his own line of greeting cards.
		Simms managed to accomplish an extraordinary feat of artistic expression by allowing his readers access to what happens inside the old lady's stomach each time she eats an animal of growing proportions via a die-cut that increases with the size of her waist.
		Taback served for two years as president of the Illustrators Guild, five years as president of the New York Graphics Artists Guild, and is a member of the Society of Illustrators.
	www.embracingthechild.org /bookspecialtaback.html (304 words)

	JBooks.com - Children's Books: Treasures From the Old Country
		Clearly Taback's mission is to convey the rich heritage of his grandfather's world—and his language—to the children of today.
		Yiddish was Taback's first tongue, so it's no surprise that the love and reverence he has for the language is fused into the telling of the tales.
		Taback's tales are reminiscent of the tradition of the Chelm stories about the foolish inhabitants of the town of Chelm and the misadventures that occur as a result of their lack of good sense.
	jbooks.com /children/index/CB_Edelman_Taback.htm (721 words)

	Simms Taback
		Simms Taback celebrates his birthday on February 13th.
		Taback grew up in New York, studying art at the High School of Music and Art and Cooper Union.
		A colleague who shared a studio with him for many years describes him as "a patient perfectionist who produces thousands of gorgeous character and scene sketches for a forthcoming book." His works are included in the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota.
	www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org /birthbios/brthpage/02feb/2-13taback.html (159 words)

	Children's Corner: Taback's picture book honors his inspirations
		Taback first got the idea for the book many years ago when he was asked to illustrate a Woody Guthrie song, "Mail Myself to You," for a children's magazine.
		Taback said the foundation didn't approve of decision to change some of the words of the song and add stanzas to fit the picture book format.
		Overall, Taback is thrilled to be known as a children's book creator.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/07268/820212-42.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml (728 words)

	Simms Taback@Everything2.com
		Simms has been a designer for the New York Times, a graphic artist with CBS Records, and a professor at the School of Visual Arts at Syracuse University.
		He served for two years as president of the Illustrators Guild, five years as president of the New York Graphics Artists Guild, and is a member of the Society of Illustrators.
		Simms is now exclusively a kid's book author and illustrator, and doesn't plan to quit anytime soon.
	www.everything2.com /?node_id=815564 (284 words)

	CBC Magazine: Meet the Author/Illustrator: Simms Taback
		Simms Taback grew up in New York City and pursued a varied career in the applied arts as a graphic designer, advertising agency art director, and a partner in a design/illustration office.
		Simms has taught illustration and design at the School of Visual Arts and at Syracuse University and has served as President of the Illustrators' Guild and President of the Graphics Arts Guild, which awarded him the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
		Cooper Union, Simms' alma mater, awarded him the Augustus St. Gaudens Medal for professional achievement in 2001.
	www.cbcbooks.org /cbcmagazine/meet/simms_taback.html (877 words)

	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
		This book was published twice, since Simms Taback was unhappy with the first one that he had printed.
		This could be because the story that Taback wrote might be based on how he at some time in his life made something out of nothing.
		Simms Taback was born and raised in the Bronx of New York, NY.
	faculty.salisbury.edu /~elbond/overcoat.htm (1160 words)

	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback - Book Review
		Taback's artwork, for all its goofiness, is mesmerizing.
		Taback adds visual fuel to a folk poem already brimming with hilarity.
		Taback also provides a rogue's gallery of flies inside the back cover, a nicely weird finishing touch.
	www.commonsensemedia.org /book-reviews/There-Was-Old-Lady.html (536 words)

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		The Little Coat that Could: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Tabak.
		The deliciousness of Simms Tabak's children's book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is in the details.
		Tabak, a prolific illustrator, graphic artist and children's book author --with more than 30 books that he has written and/or illustrated to his credit--this year received the Caldecott Medal, the highest honor given to a new children's picture book by the American Library Association.
	www.jewishfamily.com /culture/books/simms_taback.txt (676 words)

	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Simms Taback - Review - She'll Never Die!
		This age old classic nursery favourite is really an old American nursery rhyme turned into a book, this time accompanied by bright and brilliant illustrations courtesy of the talented Simms Taback, an award winning American illustrator.
		On each page is a patchwork picture of the gruesome goings on inside the Old Lady's belly as she swallows creature after creature, each one larger than the last, in an endless effort to rid herself of the one before.
		Taback is neither the first nor last illustrator to bring the rhyme to life, and with such immense popularity with children, parents and teachers, it seems doubtful that this Old Lady really will die.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/there-was-an-old-lady-who-swallowed-a-fly-simms-taback/336359 (976 words)

	Kibitzers and Fools - Simms Taback - Penguin Group (USA)
		With Old World charm, universal humor, and just a bit of chutzpah, Simms Taback offers this lively spin on thirteen playful tales—as only he could.
		Paired with his trademark vibrant and hilarious artwork, these stories illustrate ultimate universal truths and important life lessons, from the difference between a shlemiel and a shlimazel to the idea that just because you can talk doesn’t mean you make sense.Taback delivers the perfect combination of wisdom and humor—just the way your zayda (grandpa) would.
		Taback’s signature style of color and zany illustrations is delightful.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780670059553,00.html (181 words)

	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback - Book Review
		Simms Taback is a master of collage: Dozens of photographed faces peek out of an apartment scene, and painted plants are topped with real vegetables.
		And Taback doesn't neglect grown-up readers--hints of Freud and The Fiddler on the Roof promise to tickle your fancy.
		Taback has turned another folk tune, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, into a wildly illustrated book.
	www.commonsensemedia.org /book-reviews/Joseph-Had-Little-Overcoat.html (473 words)

	Amazon.com: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal Book): Simms Taback: Books
		Based on a Yiddish song from Simms Taback's youth (lyrics and music reproduced on the last page), the book is filled with rhythms and arresting colors that will delight every reader.
		As in his Caldecott Honor book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Taback's inventive use of die-cut pages shows off his signature artwork, here newly created for his 1977 adaptation of a Yiddish folk song.
		Taback works into his folk art a menagerie of wide-eyed animals witnessing the overcoat's transformation, miniature photographs superimposed on paintings and some clever asides reproduced in small print (a wall hanging declares, "Better to have an ugly patch than a beautiful hole"; a newspaper headline announces, "Fiddler on Roof Falls off Roof").
	www.amazon.com /Joseph-Little-Overcoat-Caldecott-Medal/dp/0670878553 (707 words)

	TomFolio.com: by Simms Taback
		Sesyle Joslin, Illustrated by: Simms Taback Please Share That Peanut: A Preposterous Pageant in 14 Acts Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers New York, NY 1965.
		Taback, Simms, Illustrated by: Taback, Simms Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Publisher: Viking New York 1999.
		Taback, Simms There Was on Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc. 2001.
	www.tomfolio.com /SearchAuthorTitle.asp?Aut=Simms_Taback (984 words)

	Joseph
		His style of illustration is exciting and intriguing to children and adults alike as he combines cut paper and illustrations in collage form and then cuts out portions of the illustrations to create a multidimensional masterpiece.
		His [Simm Taback] Caldecott Medal-winning Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is a retelling of an old folksong that evokes the lively dances and patterns of an old-world Yiddish village.
		Taback employs die-cuts with the same effectiveness and cleverness as he did in There Was an Old Lady to tell the story of resourceful Joseph, a farmer/tailor of Yehupetz, Poland, who recycles his worn overcoat into ever-smaller elements (jacket, vest, scarf, tie, handkerchief, and button).
	tiger.towson.edu /users/lsnyde1/joseph.htm (727 words)

	BookPage Children's Review: This Is the House That Jack Built
		Now Caldecott-winning artist Simms Taback gives new life to the old favorite, transforming the rhyme, through his lively, modern illustrations, into a humorous feast of color and detail for eyes of all ages.
		Each spread consists of a new character introduced on the left-hand page ("This is the cheese," or "This is the rat") followed by the remainder of the cumulative rhyme on the right-hand page, accompanied by an increasingly crowded view of the house that Jack built.
		Taback's brilliant artwork can be directly linked to his background as a graphic designer.
	www.bookpage.com /0301bp/childrens/house_that_jack_built.html (295 words)

	Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc. - Library Corner (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simms Taback was born February 13, 1932 in Bronx, New York.
		Taback has taught illustration and design at the School of Visual Arts at Syracuse University.
		Taback is best known for his picture books.
	www.btsb.com /Library/Showcase/AuthorDetail.php?ID=178& (145 words)

	Book detail - Review - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
		As in his Caldecott Honor book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Taback's inventive use of die-cut pages shows off his signature artwork, here newly created for his 1977 adaptation of a Yiddish folk song.
		The author puts a droll spin on his narrative when Joseph loses the last remnant of the coat--a button--and decides to make a book about it.
		Taback works into his folk art a menagerie of wide-eyed animals witnessing the overcoat's transformation, miniature photographs superimposed on paintings and some clever asides reproduced in small print (a wall hanging declares, "Better to have an ugly patch than a beautiful hole"; a newspaper headline announces, "Fiddler on Roof Falls off Roof").
	reviews.publishersweekly.com /bd.aspx?isbn=0670878553&pub=pw (288 words)

	CBC Magazine: Meet the Author/Illustrator: Simms Taback
		Simms Taback grew up in New York City and pursued a varied career in the applied arts as a graphic designer, advertising agency art director, and a partner in a design/illustration office.
		Simms has taught illustration and design at the School of Visual Arts and at Syracuse University and has served as President of the Illustrators' Guild and President of the Graphics Arts Guild, which awarded him the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
		Cooper Union, Simms' alma mater, awarded him the Augustus St. Gaudens Medal for professional achievement in 2001.
	cbcbooks.org /cbcmagazine/meet/simms_taback.html (877 words)

	Simms Taback: Welcome to the Shtetl (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Taback grew up in the East Bronx of New York City in 1930s and 40s.
		Simms Taback had to leave the neighborhood to study at Music and Art High School (now called Laguardia Arts High School) and later Cooper Union, where he graduated in 1953.
		Simms Taback won the Caldecott Medal for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat in 2000.
	www.kidspoint.org /columns2.asp?column_id=1290&column_type=author (759 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
		With his inventive die-cut artwork, Simms Taback, illustrator of The Road Builders gives young readers a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem.
		Children's Literature Review: This song is a favorite with children, although, you might wonder why, perhaps it is the rollicking rhythm and the simple absurdity of it all.
		Taback takes the song to new heights in his interpretation.
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=3002866&srchTerms=0670869392&mediaType=1&srchType=ISBN (227 words)

	j. - Kids’ books have different tones, markedly similar significance
		Simms Taback’s “Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me” offers a little bit of this, a little bit of that — some silliness, amusing illustrations, and wise and whimsical sayings.
		As writer-illustrator Taback, who won a Caldecott Medal for his “Joseph Had a Little Overcoat,” explains in the introduction, many of us speak some Yiddish without even knowing it.
		With all of that being said, here’s a saying (one of dozens and dozens) from Taback’s book that I certainly took to heart: “It is easier to be a critic than an author.”
	www.jewishsf.com /content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/27979/format/html/displaystory.html (671 words)

	Taback Simms book reviews
		Based on a Yiddish song from Simms Taback's youth (lyrics and music reproduced on the last page), the book is filled with rhythms and arresting colors that will delight every reader.
		Youngsters are introduced to the vast assortment of fascinating machines involved in building a road, and to the industrious crew of folks who operate these mammoth vehicles.
		With kinetic Jewish drawings and a book design that only Taback can achieve, the author retells 13 stories that were told to him by his zayda.
	www.reviews-1.com /books/children/author/Taback-Simms.htm (1943 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
		As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat--while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.
		About the Author: Simms Taback has illustrated many books for young readers, including the 1997 Caldecott Honor Book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
		Taback has clothed this well-known tale with comic characters, bold colors and a die-cut on each page to highlight the journey from coat to button to memory.
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=51296410&srchTerms=0670878553&mediaType=-1&srchType=ISBN (378 words)

	Simms Taback's Big Book of Words [1593540353] - $12.95 : Chronicle Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The one-word-per-page format is perfect for keeping baby's attention and teaching them to start identifying words with images.
		Taback's illustrations are sure to delight young children -- from baby, to toddler, to preschooler -- and adults.
		Simms Taback received the 2000 Caldecott Medal for Joseph had a Little Overcoat.
	www.chroniclebooks.com /site/catalog/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&products_id=4207&store=&zenid=d334a17e4798a7f2cf8c887993c73fa4 (127 words)

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		Quick facts (Styles, locations, mediums, teachers, subjects, geography, etc.) (Simms Taback)
		Simms Taback lives in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.
		Simms Taback won the Caldecott Medal in 2000 for the illustrations in his book "Joseph had (showing 500 of 745 characters).
	www.askart.com /askart/t/simms_taback/simms_taback.aspx (239 words)

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