The Animal Story Book, 1928

Clara M. Burd

1873–1933

 

Clara Burd was born in New York City at the home of her paternal grandparents. She attended the National Academy of Design in New York and, in 1898, went to Paris to continue her studies. When she returned to the United States she studied stained glass design at the Tiffany studios in New York and designed numerous church windows as well as a memorial window for President McKinley.

She is best known for her children’s book illustrations, but her work also appeared in the leading magazines of the day, such as Woman’s Home Companion, Woman’s World, Modern Priscilla, and Literary Digest. Her books include Threads of Grey and Gold (1913), Stories of Great Adventures (1919), Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (1925), Little Women (1926), The Animal Story Book (1928), and A Child’s Garden of Verses (1930).

In her gingham sunbonnet and checked apron
she had been out in the green field among the lambs

The Animal Story Book, 1928

I tried to coax the cottontails; out in the orchard lot
With my lunch pail I would sit for hours in just the one same spot

The Animal Story Book, 1928

They came down to feed the ducks and geese every day

The Animal Story Book, 1928