Robert McCloskey

1914 – 2003

Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of children's books, including Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal

Make Way for Ducklings Sculpture in Boston Garden (4)

Make Way For Ducklings’ Exhibit Opens At Boston’s Museum Of Fine Arts (5)

A wonderful video interview with Robert McCloskey 

from 1977 (14)

Virtual Visit: The McCloskey Museum in Hamilton, Ohio (13)

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An Annotated List of Caldecott Medal Winners 1938 – Present – Awarded each year to the “most distinguished American picture book for children.” (22)

The Art of Robert McCloskey – Ohio Magazine article (23)

Robert McCloskey’s daughter paints vivid, absorbing portrait of her father (24)

An Interview with Robert McCloskey – 1986 – Audio (25)

An Interview with Robert McCloskey – 1986 – Transcript (26)

Robert McCloskey’s obituary in the Los Angeles Times (28)

Robert McCloskey’s obituary in the Boston Globe (29)

Find-a-Grave Cemetery Record (30)

More to explore…

Photo Credits and Sources from top to bottom of page:

1. Portrait of Robert McCloskey: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Robert_J._McCloskey

2. Fannin, Alice. “(John) Robert McCloskey.” American Writers for Children, 1900-1960, edited by John Cech, Gale, 1983. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 22. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1200001652/LitRC?u=brun84057&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=2818d309. Accessed 21 Mar. 2022.

3. https://hamiltonheritagehall.org/biography-of-robert-mccloskey/

4. http://bostonlitdistrict.org/venue/make-way-ducklings-sculpture/

5. https://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/11/25/make-way-for-ducklings-exhibit-museum-of-fine-arts-mfa-boston/

6. https://www.npr.org/2016/04/12/473565285/make-way-for-celebration-these-ducklings-are-turning-75

7. Ducklings as Bruins: https://www.facebook.com/wcvb5/posts/mrs-mallard-and-her-ducklings-are-all-ready-to-cheer-for-the-boston-bruins-in-ga/10157408204639445/

8. Ducklings as Patriots: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AUKyV72MpLHAd48_dPvDECBuy4DWU_Suwl6gCcwQoUdnzN3i1L6Ldis/?nic_v1=1aKOvq2WkMEoD3xlCOmUQ8nONyRxzJiZyKVGF6Fkp%2B6%2FHh71IGJBT0Hd78TPiCcloh

9. Ducklings as Red Sox: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371617406723558419/?nic_v1=1a%2FhyZ9928nAw4orZpOPx5G83u1v8vQLuhZYl4RqkfraREzJwOkm18ZjA8WNW7N4cI

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g7bxcsA-EE

12. https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/living/arts-a-living/famed-authors-daughter-takes-visitor-around-town/

13. https://hamiltonheritagehall.org/mccloskey-exhibit/

14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOs1OSF2XEM http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal#40s

15. https://archive.org/details/lentilmccl00mccl

16. https://archive.org/details/blueberriesforsa00mccl/page/n39/mode/2up

17. https://archive.org/details/makewayforduckl000mccl/page/n3

18. https://archive.org/details/onemorninginmain0000mccl_y5m1

19. https://archive.org/details/burtdowdeepwater00robe

20. https://archive.org/details/timeofwonder00mccl

21. https://archive.org/details/homerpricepmcpuf00robe

22. https://abqlibrary.org/c.php?g=19174&p=108386

23. https://www.ohiomagazine.com/arts/article/the-art-of-robert-mccloskey

24. https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/living/arts-a-living/robert-mccloskeys-daughter-paints-vivid-absorbing-portrait-of-her-father/

25. https://s3.amazonaws.com/WebVault/HB/audio/radio_mccloskey.mp3

26. https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=robert-mccloskey-interviewed-by-anita-silvey

27. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65989843/robert-mccloskey

28. http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhslibrary/files/2020/04/McCloskey-Obituary.pdf

29. MLA 8: Bailey, Michael J. “CREATOR OF `DUCKLINGS’ DIES ROBERT MCCLOSKEY WAS 88 ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, 88; CREATED `MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS’: [THIRD EDITION].” Boston Globe, Jul 01, 2003. ProQuest, http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/405535724?accountid=17222.

30. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65989843/robert-mccloskey

31. https://bangordailynews.com/bdn-maine/community/maine-corn-maze-competes-again-for-best-in-usa/

32. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/306405/centerburg-tales-by-robert-mccloskey/9780140310726/excerpt