Hudson Talbott (born July 11, 1949) is an American author and illustrator known for his children's books. He has written and illustrated over 27 books, including ''A Walk In The Words'', ''From Wolf to Woof!'', ''It's All About ME-ow'' and ''River of Dreams - The Story of the Hudson River'', which was made into a musical by composer Frank Cuthbert. Talbott collaborated with

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on a book version of the composer's musical ''

Into The Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

''. He illustrated the Newbury Honor winner ''Show Way'' (written by

Jacqueline Woodson Jacqueline Woodson (born February 12, 1963) is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for '' Miracle's Boys'', and her Newbery Honor-winning titles '' Brown Girl Dreaming'', '' After Tupac and D Foster'', ''F ...

), and the ALA Notable and VOYA Honor book ''Leonardo's Horse'' (written by

Jean Fritz Jean Guttery Fritz (November 16, 1915 – May 14, 2017) was an American children's writer best known for American biography and history. She won the Children's Legacy Literature Award for her career contribution to American children's literature ...

). His most famous work, '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' was adapted into an animated film of the same name by

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Personal life

He lives in the

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and continues to write and illustrate books for young readers.

References

External links

Official website
20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers American children's writers American children's book illustrators 1949 births Living people Artists from Louisville, Kentucky Writers from Louisville, Kentucky Writers who illustrated their own writing {{US-cartoonist-stub