I don't know anything about the illustrator other than her name - Sunny B. Cook (at first I thought it was a man's name, but Mr. Sung kindly told me otherwise - see comments;). In Danish the book is called "Der var engang en lille dreng" ("There Was Once a Little Boy" written by Blossom Budney). It was originally published in 1956.
hello! nice to see this post. this is a wonderful book, and the illustrator is very mysterious. some time ago, i tried to find out about her myself, and —while it actually took many years—i managed to learn a few things. as a matter of fact, i now own some of the original illustrations you've posted above. i'm happy to tell you more, if you're interested. thanks!
ReplyDeleteHello yourself :) First of all I think it's funny that it's a female illustrator, just because I thought "Sunny" was a man's name ;) So, I will be correcting that in my post soon! And yes I would really like to know more about her. I think it is amazing how little information is easily available on the internet about female illustrators.
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