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American illustrator known for children's fantasy books
Michael Hague (born September 8, 1948) is an American illustrator, primarily of children's
fantasy books.
Biography
Among the books he has illustrated classics such as
The Wind in the Willows ,
The Wizard of Oz ,
The Hobbit and the stories of
Hans Christian Andersen . He is known for the intricate and realistic detail he brings to his work, and the rich colors he chooses.
Hague trained at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He lists his influences as the
comics series
Prince Valiant and the works of
Disney , Japanese printmakers
Hiroshige and
Hokusai , and turn of the 20th century illustrators
Arthur Rackham ,
W. Heath Robinson ,
N. C. Wyeth and
Howard Pyle . His first big break came through
Trina Schart Hyman , who as an art director for
Cricket Magazine , gave him several cover art assignments.
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Hague has collaborated with family members on some works. In 2008 he and his son, graphic designer Devon Hague, produced the
graphic novel In the Small .
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[3] He and his wife, author Kathleen Hague, have also collaborated on several books together.
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[6] They currently live in Colorado Springs, where he donates time each year to making a poster for the nonprofit arts organization Imagination Celebration.
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Books illustrated
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Gulliver in
Lilliput : A Hallmark Pop-Up Book (Hallmark Children’s Editions, 1975)
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The Cabbage Moth and the Shamrock by Ethel Marbach (Green Tiger Press, 1978)
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Dream Weaver by
Jan Yolen (Collins, 1979)
A Necklace of Fallen Stars by Beth Hilgartner (Little, Brown, 1879)
Beauty and the Beast retold by Deborah Apy (Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, 1980)
Demetrius and the Golden Goblet by
Eve Bunting (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980)
Dragons of Light by
Orson Scott Card and
Dave Smeds (
Ace Books , 1980)
ISBN
0-441-16660-1
East of the Sun and West of the Moon retold by Kathleen and Michael Hague (
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1980)
ISBN
0-15-224703-3
Moments: Poems about the Seasons edited by
Lee Bennett Hopkins (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980)
A Mouse Called Junction by
Julia Cunningham (Pantheon, 1980)
The Wind in the Willows by
Kenneth Grahame (Henry Holt & Co., 1980)
The Man Who Kept House (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981)
Michael Hague's Favourite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales by
Hans Christian Andersen and Jane S. Woodward (Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, 1981)
The Night before Christmas by
Clement C. Moore (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981)
The Unicorn and the Lake by
Marianna Mayer (Dial Books for Young Readers, 1982)
The Dragon Kite by Nancy Luenn (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by
C.S. Lewis (Macmillan, 1983)
The Reluctant Dragon by
Kenneth Grahame (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1983)
The Velveteen Rabbit by
Margery Williams (Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, 1983)
Alphabears: An ABC Book by Kathleen Hague (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1984)
The Frog Princess retold by Elizabeth Isle (Thomas Y. Crowell, 1984)
The Hobbit by
J. R. R. Tolkien (
Houghton Mifflin , 1984)
Mother Goose : A Collection of Classic Nursery Rhymes (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1984)
Rapunzel by
Jakob Grimm and
Wilhelm Grimm (Creative Education, 1984)
Aesop's Fables (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by
Lewis Carroll (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985)
A Child's Book of Prayers (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1985)
The Legend of the Veery Bird by Kathleen Hague (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985)
Numbears: A Counting Book by Kathleen Hague (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1986)
Out of the Nursery, into the Night by Kathleen Hague (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1986)
Enchanted World Series
Michael Hague's World of Unicorns (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1986), revised as Michael Hague's Magical World of Unicorns (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999)
Unicorn Pop-up Book (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1986)
Peter Pan by
J.M. Barrie (Henry Holt & Co., 1987)
The Secret Garden by
Frances Hodgson Burnett (Henry Holt, 1987)
The Land of Nod, and Other Poems for Children by
Robert Louis Stevenson (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1988)
Rootabaga Stories , Part One by
Carl Sandburg (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988)
Rootabaga Stories, Part Two by Carl Sandburg (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989)
Bear Hugs by Kathleen Hague (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1989)
Cinderella and Other Tales from
Perrault (Henry Holt & Co., 1989)
The Fairies by
William Allingham (Henry Holt & Co., 1989)
The Unicorn Alphabet by
Marianna Mayer (Dial, 1989)
The Wizard of Oz by
L. Frank Baum (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1989)
Old Mother West Wind by
Thornton W. Burgess (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1990)
Jingle Bells (Henry Holt & Co, 1990)
Prairie-Town Boy by
Carl Sandburg [With Joe Krush] (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990)
My Secret Garden Diary ( Arcade, 1990)
Magic Moments: A Book of Days ( Arcade, 1990)
Our Baby: A Book of Records and Memories (Arcade, 1990)
A Unicorn Journal (Arcade, 1990)
The Borrowers by
Mary Norton (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991)
The Pilgrim's Regress by
C. S. Lewis (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; 1992)
Michael Hague's Illustrated "The Teddy Bears' Picnic” (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1992)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Morrow Junior Books, 1992)
South Pacific retold by
James A. Michener (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992)
The Rainbow Fairy Book (Morrow, 1993)
The Fairy Tales of
Oscar Wilde (Michael O’Mara Books, 1993)
The Little Mermaid by
Hans Christian Andersen (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1993)
Little Women by
Louisa May Alcott (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1993)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear: A Classic Action Rhyme (Morrow, 1993)
Sleep, Baby, Sleep: Lullabies and Night Poems (Morrow, 1994)
The Book of Dragons (Morrow, 1995)
The Children's Book of Virtues edited by
William J. Bennett (Simon & Schuster, 1995)
Michael Hague's Family Christmas Treasury (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1995)
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat , and Other Nonsense Poems (North-South Books, 1995)
Michael Hague's Family Easter Treasury (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1996)
The Perfect Present (Morrow, 1996)
The Children’s Book of Heroes edited by
William J. Bennett (Simon & Schuster, 1997)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by
Hugh Lofting (
Books of Wonder , 1997)
The Children's Book of America edited by
William J. Bennett (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
The
Twenty-third Psalm : From the
King James Bible (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1999)
Ten Little Bears: A Counting Rhyme (Morrow, 1999)
The Book of Fairies (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Children's Treasury of Virtues edited by
William J. Bennett (Simon & Schuster, 2000)
The Children's Book of Faith edited by
William J. Bennett (Doubleday, 2000)
A Wind in the Willows Christmas (SeaStar Books, 2000)
The Book of Pirates (HarperCollins, 2001)
Kate Culhane, a Ghost Story (SeaStar Books, 2001)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by
Beatrix Potter (2001)
ISBN
1-58717-052-3
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by
Hugh Lofting (Books of Wonder, 2001)
The Children's Book of Home and Family edited by
William J. Bennett (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2002)
Good Night, Fairies by
Kathleen Hague (SeaStar Books, 2002)
The Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy (Henry Holt, 2002)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by
L. Frank Baum (Henry Holt, 2003)
The Nutcracker (Chronicle, 2003)
The Book of Fairy Poetry (HarperCollins, 2004)
Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic by
Marianna Mayer (Madison Park Press, 2006)
Lionel and the Book of Beasts by
E. Nesbit , retold by Michael Hague (HarperCollins, 2006)
Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children (Henry Holt, 2007)
Little Bitty Mousie by Jim Aylesworth (Walker & Company, 2007)
The Book of Wizards (HarperCollins, 2008)
In the Small (Little, Brown, 2008)
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Irving Berlin ’s
White Christmas (HarperCollins, 2010)
Michael Hague’s Treasured Classics (Chronicle, 2011)
Michael Hague's Read-to-Me Book of Fairy Tales (HarperCollins, 2013)
References
External links
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