Susan jeffers biography wikipedia

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Susan Jeffers died January 22 at the age of 77.

Her book Three Jovial Huntsmen (Bradbury, 1973) received Caldecott Honors in 1974.

Jeffers studied art at the Pratt Institute, then worked in the children’s art department at three different publishing houses.

Working on other illustrators’ books inspired her to create her own.

“…in 1968, Jeffers began an art studio with fellow illustrator Rosemary Wells, where they largely did book and jacket design,” wrote Shannon Maughan in Publishers Weekly.

In a 2013 interview, Jeffers’ told Equitrekking her first assignment to illustrate an entire book taught her a valuable lesson.

“If you don’t love the story, don’t do it.

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It took forever to complete, and I was miserable the whole time. It was not a success on any level.”

After her second book failed to earn money, she returned to jacket design. She next began work on Thre