Dorothy Grider

Dorothy Grider
Born	(1915-01-19)January 19, 1915 Bowling Green, Kentucky
Died	February 18, 2012(2012-02-18) (aged 97) New Hope, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Fariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Western Kentucky State College
Notable work	Little Ballerina, Peppermint

Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012)^[1][2] was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books.^[3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France.^[4] In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97.^[5]

Books

Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection.^[6][7]

Author and Illustrator

Back and Forth^[8]

Little Ballerina^[9]

Peppermint^[10]

Little Majorette^[11]

The Mulberry Bush

Illustrator

• The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings
• The Ten Commandments for Children
• Tell Me About God
• Tell Me About Jesus
• Friends Are for Loving
• Tell Me About Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer
• Trudy Phillips, New Girl (Illustrator; Cover artist, some editions)
• Up the Street and Down
• Dolls from Many Lands
• The Puppy that Found a Home
• Tell Me About God's Plan For Me
• ABC Book
• Animal Stories We Can Read
• Peter Pat and the Policeman
• The Magician's Counting Book
• Kerry the Fire-Engine Dog
• A Child's Thought of God
• Me, Myself and God
• We Love Grandpa (A Ding Dong School Book)
• Cowboy Eddie
• The Jolly Woodchuck
• Mumpsy Goes to Kindergarten
• Nancy Plays Nurse
• The Busy Bulldozer
• Little Horseman
• Little Skater
• Little Swimmers
• The Little Red Boot
• A Day on the Farm
• Little Campers
• That Donkey
• Hoppity Skip
• Pink Lemonade and Other Peter Patter Rhymes
• The Biggety Chameleon
• Our Auto Trip
• Dodo, the Little Wild Duck
• Daniel the Cocker Spaniel
• Building with Boxes
• Moving Day
• Everyone Wants a Home
• My Truck Book

References

1. "Dorothy Grider". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
2. "Dorothy Grider". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
3. "Search Results : Vintage Children's Books dot com, EveryDay to Extra Special Children's Books". www.vintagechildrensbooks.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
4. "Dorothy Grider's Obituary on Batesville". Batesville. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
5. Anonymous (29 February 2012). "Dorothy Grider". Bowling Green, Ky.
6. Sandra Staebell. "Work by Dorothy Grider on exhibit at ERC – WKU Libraries Blog". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
7. "Dorothy Grider | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
8. Grider, Dorothy (1955). Back and Forth. Philadelphia: Lippincott. OCLC 4886497.
9. Grider, Dorothy (1960-01-01). Little ballerina. Chicago: Rand McNally. OCLC 1813337.
10. Grider, Dorothy (1950-01-01). Peppermint;. Racin Wis: Whitman. OCLC 13724756.
11. Grider, Dorothy (1959-01-01). Little Majorette. Eau Claire, Wi.: E.M. Hale. OCLC 5576707.