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Don Freeman (1) (1908–1978)

Author of Corduroy

For other authors named Don Freeman, see the disambiguation page.

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Series

Works by Don Freeman

Corduroy (1968) 16,466 copies, 429 reviews
A Pocket for Corduroy (1978) 4,562 copies, 48 reviews
A Rainbow of My Own (1966) 1,317 copies, 17 reviews
Dandelion (1964) 1,307 copies, 19 reviews
Corduroy's Christmas Surprise (2000) 1,123 copies, 11 reviews
Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever! (2001) 1,091 copies, 8 reviews
Gregory's Shadow (2000) 698 copies, 9 reviews
Norman the Doorman (Picture Puffins) (1959) 665 copies, 6 reviews
Earl the Squirrel (2005) 554 copies, 5 reviews
All About Corduroy: Corduroy / A Pocket for Corduroy (1968) 507 copies, 2 reviews
Corduroy's Easter Party (2000) 479 copies, 2 reviews
Mop Top (1955) 449 copies, 5 reviews
Corduroy Goes to the Doctor (1987) 440 copies, 3 reviews
Fly High, Fly Low (1972) 433 copies, 3 reviews
Corduroy Takes a Bow (2018) — Original characters — 376 copies, 3 reviews
Beady Bear (1954) 338 copies, 1 review
Bearymore (1976) 307 copies, 4 reviews
Corduroy's Day (1985) 295 copies
Pet of the Met (1953) 266 copies, 2 reviews
Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library (1969) 258 copies, 9 reviews
Corduroy Goes to the Fire Station (2001) 225 copies, 5 reviews
Corduroy's Party (1985) 180 copies
Tilly Witch (1969) 163 copies, 2 reviews
Corduroy's Busy Street (1987) 162 copies
Manuelo, The Playing Mantis (2004) 148 copies, 3 reviews
Corduroy's Trick-or-Treat (2002) 148 copies
Will's Quill (1975) 148 copies, 6 reviews
Space Witch (1959) 141 copies, 3 reviews
One More Acorn (2010) 102 copies, 4 reviews
Corduroy's Garden (2002) 100 copies
Corduroy & Company (2001) 94 copies, 2 reviews
Ski Pup (1963) 93 copies, 2 reviews
Hattie, the Backstage Bat (Picture Puffins) (1970) 58 copies
Happy Hanukkah, Corduroy (2009) 57 copies
The paper party (1974) 52 copies, 1 review
The Guard Mouse (1967) 49 copies, 1 review
Corduroy [1984 film] — Writer — 47 copies
Come Again, Pelican (1961) 45 copies, 2 reviews
Happy Easter, Corduroy (2004) 45 copies, 1 review
Corduroy's Merry Christmas (2002) 36 copies
Corduroy's Fourth of July (2007) 34 copies
Corduroy's Tiny Treasury (2010) 32 copies
Inspector Peckit (1972) 32 copies
The Chalk Box Story (1976) 31 copies
Corduroy's Sweet Surprise (2008) 31 copies
Corduroy Giant Shaped Board Book (2002) 27 copies
Corduroy.. and More Stories About Friendship [2004 film] (1990) 26 copies
The Seal and the Slick (1974) 26 copies
Flash the Dash; (1973) 25 copies, 1 review
Corduroy's Day / Corduroy's Party (1987) 23 copies
The turtle and the dove (1964) 23 copies
Corduroy's Busy Street / Corduroy Goes to the Doctor (1989) 22 copies
Halloween is Here, Corduroy! (2007) 20 copies, 1 review
Corduroy Board Book Collection 4 Books: Corduroy's Party / Corduroy's Busy Street / Corduroy's Day / (1887) 18 copies
Corduroy's Snow Day (2005) 16 copies
A Pocket for Corduroy with Sign Language [2009 film] (2009) 15 copies
Corduroy's Toys (1985) 14 copies
Spring Is Here, Corduroy! (2007) 13 copies
Merry Christmas, Corduroy! (2020) 13 copies, 1 review
Goodwin the Goat (2017) 13 copies, 2 reviews
Chuggy and the Blue Caboose (1951) 13 copies, 1 review
Grin and Bear It: The Wit & Wisdom of Corduroy (2018) 13 copies
Skitzy: The Story of Floyd W. Skitzafroid (2008) 12 copies
Happy New Year, Corduroy (2008) 12 copies, 1 review
The Don Freeman Treasury of Animal Stories: Featuring Cyrano the Crow, Flash the Dash and The Turtle and the Dove… (2016) 12 copies, 2 reviews
Corduroy Gets a Pet (2011) 12 copies
The Night the Lights Went out (1958) 11 copies
Corduroy on the Go (1987) 11 copies
Christmas is Here, Corduroy! (2007) 8 copies
Corduroy's Friends 8 copies
It Shouldn't Happen (to a Dog) (1945) 8 copies, 1 review
Goodnight, Corduroy! (2022) 7 copies, 1 review
Happy Valentine's Day, Corduroy! (2023) 7 copies
All Day with Corduroy 7 copies
Add-a-line alphabet (1968) 6 copies
Corduroy Visits the Farm! (2008) 6 copies
Corduroy's Valentine Activity Book (1999) 6 copies
Penguins, of All People (1971) 6 copies
Cyrano the Crow (1960) 6 copies
Corduroy's ABC (2007) 6 copies
Corduroy's Playtime (1998) 6 copies
Corduroy's Alphabet Hunt (2008) 6 copies
Forever Laughter (1970) 5 copies
Corduroy's Busy Street (Board Book) by Freeman, Don; McCue, Lisa published by Viking Juvenile Board book 5 copies
Happy Halloween, Corduroy! (2021) 5 copies
Corduroy Rolls Along 5 copies
Corduroy's Big Day (2000) 4 copies
Corduroy's Buttons (2008) 4 copies
Come one, come all! (1949) 3 copies
Corduroy's Busy Street (Board Book) by Freeman, Don; McCue, Lisa published by Viking Juvenile Board book 3 copies
Botts, the naughty otter (1963) 3 copies
Corduroy Audiobook Collection: Corduroy; Corduroy Lost and Found; Corduroy Takes a Bow 2 copies
Eyes as big as cantaloupes: An irreverent look at TV (1978) 2 copies
Corduroy's Neighborhood (2022) 1 copy
Corduroy Velcro (1997) 1 copy
Don Freeman's Newsstand Volume 1 Number 2 1 copy
Don Freeman's Newsstand Volume 1 Number 3 1 copy
The Adventures of Corduroy "The Dinosaur Egg" (VCR tape) 1 copy
Ted Muehling : a portrait 1 copy
Don Freeman's Newsstand 1 copy
Don Freeman's Newsstand Volume 1 Number 4 1 copy
Corduroy Collection 1 copy
Corduroy Goes to the Doctor (Lg Format)[CORDUROY GOES TO THE DR (LG FO][Board Books] 1 copy
Don Freeman's Newsstand Volume 1 Number 1 (1941) 1 copy
Norman the Doorman - The Doorman of a Mouse Hole in an Art Museum, He Uses His Own Art Talent and Finds a Way to See… (1981) 1 copy
Corduroy [Sound recording] 1 copy
Corduoroy's Birthday 1 copy
The Original Corduroy 3-Book Set: Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and Corduroy: Lost and Found (2009) 1 copy
Corduroy Flannel Board 1 copy
Come One, Come All 1 copy
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Associated Works

Travels with Charley in Search of America (1962) — Cover artist, some editions — 8,822 copies, 217 reviews
The Human Comedy (1943) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,403 copies, 29 reviews
Corduroy Lost and Found (2006) — Contributor — 815 copies, 8 reviews
Corduroy’s Christmas (1992) — Character Creator — 533 copies, 3 reviews
My Name Is Aram (1940) — Illustrator — 489 copies, 9 reviews
Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809) — Lithographer, some editions — 457 copies, 3 reviews
The White Deer (1945) — Illustrator, some editions — 331 copies, 3 reviews
Corduroy Goes to School (2002) — Creator — 303 copies, 4 reviews
Ghost Town Treasure (1957) — Illustrator, some editions — 289 copies, 1 review
Fathom (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 239 copies, 19 reviews
Corduroy's Birthday (1997) 239 copies, 2 reviews
Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (1953) — Illustrator, some editions — 208 copies, 2 reviews
Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1951) — Illustrator, some editions — 189 copies, 3 reviews
Corduroy's Thanksgiving (2006) — Contributor — 150 copies, 2 reviews
Corduroy at the Zoo (A Lift-the-Flap Book) (2001) 115 copies, 1 review
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 96 copies
Best in Children's Books 31 (1960) — Illustrator — 90 copies
Best in Children's Books 35 (1960) 77 copies, 1 review
Best in Children's Books 26 (1959) — Illustrator — 74 copies
The Day Is Waiting (2015) — Illustrator — 28 copies, 2 reviews
California Indian days (1968) — Illustrator — 24 copies, 1 review
This For That (1965) — Illustrator — 21 copies
Corduroy Helps Out (2009) 17 copies, 1 review
Worst Room in the School (2000) — Illustrator — 15 copies, 1 review
Once around the sun (1951) — Illustrator — 12 copies
Seven in a Bed (1968) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Seven days from Sunday — Illustrator — 8 copies
My Name is Aram. Newly Revised by the Author (1968) — Illustrator — 8 copies
Monkeys are Funny That Way (2000) — Illustrator — 7 copies
The Saroyan Special: Selected Short Stories (1977) — Illustrator — 7 copies
The wild cats of Rome (1972) — Illustrator — 6 copies
The Uninvited Donkey (1957) — Illustrator — 5 copies
The April Foolers: A Play (1978) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Third Monkey (1956) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Sauce for the Gander — Illustrator — 4 copies, 1 review
Voltaire's Micromegas (1967) — Illustrator — 3 copies
The circus in Peter's closet — Illustrator — 1 copy

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A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman
Independent Reading Level: 1
Awards: Indies Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame: One of the first books to be inducted
New York Public Library: Named one of the 100 Great Children's Books from the Last 100 Years
National Education Association: Named one of the Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children
School Library Journal: Named one of the Top 100 Picture Books for the 21st Century
Kerlan Award: Don Freeman, the creator of Corduroy, received this award for his contributions to children's literature… (more)
 
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amori626 | 47 other reviews | Nov 30, 2024 |
Corduroy (Book and Bear) by Don Freeman
Independent Reading Level: Pre-K
Awards: Indies Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame
100 Great Children’s Books from the last 100 Years
Teacher’s Top 100 Books for Children
Top 100 Picture Books for the 21st Century
 
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SusanCason | 428 other reviews | Nov 25, 2024 |
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Lexile 600
Awards:
Indies Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame
100 Great Children's Books from the Last 100 Years
Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children
Top 100 Picture Books for the 21st Century
 
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bworrick | 428 other reviews | Nov 23, 2024 |
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Independent Reading Level: Grades K-4
Awards: ALA Notable Children's Book (1968)
 
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The Kindergarten Canon: The 100 Best Children’s Books

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