Slobodkin, Louis
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1903-1975) US illustrator and author who is perhaps best known for his many picture books (none are listed here). Of sf interest is the Space Ship series beginning with The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree (1952), designed for younger readers within what would now be thought of as the Young Adult market. Young Eddie, a pleasant-tempered boy scout, meets a young Alien who disguises his Spaceship so the two can travel around the world and learn things. [JC]
Louis Slobodkin
born Albany, New York: 19 February 1903
died Miami Beach, Florida: 8 May 1975
works
series
Space Ship
- The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree (New York: Macmillan, 1952) [Space Ship: illus/hb/Louis Slobodkin]
- The Space Ship Returns to the Apple Tree (New York: Macmillan, 1958) [Space Ship: illus/hb/Louis Slobodkin]
- The Three-Seated Space Ship: The Latest Model of the Space Ship Under the Apple Tree (New York: Macmillan, 1962) [Space Ship: illus/hb/Louis Slobodkin]
- Round Trip Space Ship (New York: Macmillan, 1968) [Space Ship: illus/hb/Louis Slobodkin]
- The Space Ship in the Park (New York: Macmillan, 1972) [Space Ship: illus/hb/Louis Slobodkin]
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