Children’s Books

Children's Books

ABC in English and Spanish

Lion Press, 1969
Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Complete Alphabet – Original Art: 9 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Watercolor on Bainbridge board

The Alligator’s Song

Parents Book Club, 1981
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art: 11 1/2” x 17 1/2”
Tempera Color, Pen and Ink

Conversations Book

Hold, Rinehart & Winston, 1963
Written and illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Orginal Art, Oil crayon – 3-ply Strathmore: 18 1/2 “ x 24 1/2”
Four Sheets – Title, etc. – pen and ink, original: 23” x 29”
26 Drawings – Pen and ink
Original – 3-ply Strathmore: 23” x 29”
26 Hand Written pen and ink script
Original – 3-ply Strathmore: 23” x 29”

Fish Story

Hold, Rinehart & Winston, 1977
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover and 13 Pictures Tempera Color – pen – Original Art: 7 ¾” x 10 ½”

Flea Story

Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art: 14” x 17”
14 Pictures – Original Art: 9 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Tempera Color – pen and ink on 3-ply Strathmore paper

Handella

Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art: 14” x 17”
14 Pictures – Original Art: 9 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Tempera Color – pen and ink on 3-ply Strathmore paper

How to (Really) Take a Bath

Latouse My Moose

Alfred A. Knopf / Random House, 1983
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art: 12” x 20”
Color Tempera – Pencil on 3-ply Strathmore
33 Pictures – Original Art: 6 1/2” x 7 1/2”
End Paper – Original Art: 10 ¼” x 12”
Black and White Pencil on Bond Paper

Rhoda’s Restaurant

OBBS, Merrill
Awarded: The Brooklyn Museum Award for Literary and Artistic Excellence
Cover – Original Art: 15 1/2” x 23”
Color – Tempera, Pencil
24 Pictures – Matted – Paper
Original Art: 8 1/2” x 11” on 13 1/2” x 17” paper
4 Double page spreads 14” x 20”
Pen and Ink on Vellum Paper

Rotten Kidphabets

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1975
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
25 Pictures – Original Art: 10” x 12”
(one of the letters is the Cover)
Tempera Color – pencil on 3-ply Strathmore paper

The Thing in Dolores’ Piano

Bobbs-Merrill,, 1970
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art – Tempera, pencil on 3-ply Strathmore 21” x 13”
28 Colored Pictures – Original Art-tempera, pencil on 3-ply Strathmore 10” x 13”
ZAR spread – Original Art 12 1/2” x 20 1/2”

Worm Story

Hold, Rinehart & Winston, 1978
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
Cover – Original Art: 17” x 13 3/4”
14 Pictures – Original Art: 9 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Tempera Color – Pen and Ink on 3-ply Strathmore paper

Zag (A Search Through the Alphabet)

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
29 Pictures – Original Art on 3-Ply Strathmore
8 1/2” x 8 1/2” on 11 1/2” x 11 1/2” paper
Tempera – Black, White, Grey – Pencil

Zoophabets

Bobbs-Merrill, 1971
Written and Illustrated by Robert Tallon
27 Pictures – Original Art: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”
Acrylic on Masonite