Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Hello Rock by Jolly Roger Bradfield Jolly Roger Bradfield. (1924- ) Well, we didn't know a thing about Roger Bradfield, until he found this site and sent us an email himself! Besides his wonderful children's books, he is also the creator of Dooley's World comic strip and a watercolor painter. Visit his great website for more info. Loganberry Legacy. The most requested Bradfield title at Loganberry is Pickle-Chiffon Pie . It had been out of print for decades, and quite sought after. Then Purple House Press brought this gem back into print, and is now working on The Flying Hockey Stick too! Woo-hoo! Hello, Rock. by Roger Bradfield , Jolly Roger Bradfield (Illustrator) Although Roger Bradfield wrote this charming little book almost fifty years ago, it reads as though it was penned (and illustrated) just yesterday. It celebrates the spark of magic we call "imagination" that lives within each child. The child in this book feels perfectly at ease talking and dreaming with his favorite rock. Have you ever chatted with an inanimate object? If not, you've missed out on some interesting conversation and children learn that friends like you just the way you are. Read More. Although Roger Bradfield wrote this charming little book almost fifty years ago, it reads as though it was penned (and illustrated) just yesterday. It celebrates the spark of magic we call "imagination" that lives within each child. The child in this book feels perfectly at ease talking and dreaming with his favorite rock. Have you ever chatted with an inanimate object? If not, you've missed out on some interesting conversation and children learn that friends like you just the way you are. Read Less. Roger Bradfield. "Jolly" Roger Bradfield (born 1924, White Bear Lake, Minnesota) is a children's book author, illustrator, cartoonist, painter, and world traveller. Contents. 1 Early life 2 Art 3 Food products 4 Children's books 5 Comics 6 Paintings 7 World travel 8 Family 9 Select bibliography 9.1 Comic strip 9.1.1 Book featuring Dooley's World 9.2.1 Pickle-Chiffon Pie series 9.2.2 Benjamin Dilley series 9.2.3 Tonka Tale stories 9.2.4 As author only 9.2.5 Illustrations for other authors 9.2.5.1 Sesame Street tie-in books. Early life. Bradfield was born in 1924 in White Bear, Minnesota. Roger Bradfield won several art contests as a child and had early encouragement from his high school art teacher to pursue a career in the arts. His preferred medium is watercolor although he has also proven himself to be proficient in pencil, pen and ink, and acrylic. Food products. Bradfield worked on the General Mills cereal boxes of the early 1960s. These included children's cereals, such as Kix , Trix , Wheaties and Jets , among other work. He also worked on Mr Bubble and some projects for the Pillsbury Company. In 1964, he did the spot illustrations for the Bisquick Cookbook for the Bisquick baking product. In 1968 Roger created the first Keebler elves for a series of commercials for FILMFAIR, an animation studio, which were commissioned by Chicago ad agency, Leo Burnett. Children's books. "Jolly" Roger Bradfield is perhaps best known for his work as a children's book author and illustrator. He began his writing career when he was teaching himself how to type. Bored with the tutorials of his text book, Bradfield chose to practice his typing by writing something fun. Thus, his first book There's an Elephant in the Bathtub was created. Bradfield went on to write and illustrate several other titles including Pickle-Chiffon Pie , Benjamin Dilley's Thirsty Camel , Giants Come in Different Sizes , The Flying Hockey Stick , and Benjamin Dilley's Lavender Lion . The "Jolly" Roger books are known mostly for their colorful illustrations and wildly imaginative stories. Bradfield illustrated some of the earliest Sesame Street storybooks, including The Together Book , the first Sesame Street book in the popular Little Golden Books line. He also illustrated Bert's Hall of Great Inventions , Big Bird's Birthday Party , and Sherlock Hemlock and the Great Twiddlebug Mystery . His children's books have found a second life with Purple House Press , since 2004 the small press has reissued four of Bradfield's books and more are planned for 2012. Comics. From 1972 to 1978 Bradfield worked as a newspaper syndicate cartoonist creating the daily and Sunday comic strip Dooley's World . The strip featured stories centering around a boy and his collection of living toys. These comics featured many unique visual gags and puns. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate. In addition to the little boy, Dooley, recurring characters were the Professor, a know-it-all wind-up toy figure, Norman, a sophisticated and reflective wind-up knight, Thelma, an unhappy and bullying rag doll, and Max, an introverted mouse. Paintings. Bradfield creates vibrant and colorful paintings. These paintings mostly depict subjects that he finds on his world travels and playful and fun images that he conjures up with his imagination. His preferred medium is watercolor, but he will also dabble in acrylic, ink, and pencil. World travel. Bradfield is an extensive world traveller and has visited and sketched in such places as Greece, Norway, Portugal, France, Italy, Mexico, England, and Spain. On one trip to Mexico, Bradfield's plane had a minor accident resulting in some damage to the plane's wing tanks. So, he enlisted the help of some of the local children getting them to patch the damage up with large wads of bubble gum. The scheme did not work, as the gasoline melted the bubble gum, but the plane managed to reach its destination safely anyway. Family. Bradfield was raised by his mother and grandmother. Currently, he is a married man and he and his wife Joan have raised five children. Select bibliography. Comic strip. Dooley's World (King Features Syndicate 1972-1978) Book featuring Dooley's World. Everybody's Somebody!: A Christian Cartoonist Explores the Foibles and Frailties of Ordinary Folk with Dooley and His Friends by Roger Bradfield. Children's books. There's an Elephant in the Bathtub (1964) Hello, Rock (1965, 2012) Hello Friend (1965) The Big, Happy 1-2-3 (co-authored with Joan Bradfield) (1965) The Big, Happy ABC (co-authored with Joan Bradfield) (1965) Giants Come in Different Sizes The Flying Hockey Stick (1966) A Good Knight for Dragons (1967) Pickle-Chiffon Pie series. Pickle-Chiffon Pie (1967) The Pickle-Chiffon Pie Olympics (2011) The Pickle-Chiffon Pie Circus (to be released in 2012) Benjamin Dilley series. Benjamin Dilley's Thirsty Camel Benjamin Dilley's Lavender Lion. Tonka Tale stories. Mini books for Tonka that came free with the purchases of some of their toy vehicles in the early 1970s: ISBN 13: 9781930900646. Although Roger Bradfield wrote this charming little book almost fifty years ago, it reads as though it was penned (and illustrated) just yesterday. It celebrates the spark of magic we call imagination that lives within each child. The child in this book feels perfectly at ease talking and dreaming with his favorite rock. Have you ever chatted with an inanimate object? If not, you've missed out on some interesting conversation. Children will learn that a friend accepts you just the way you are. Also available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition titled Hello, Rock / Hola Piedrita. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Roger Bradfield studied at the Minneapolis School of Art, the Academie Julian in Paris, and the Heatherly School of Art in London. He has headed his own commercial art studio, written and illustrated award-winning children's books and created art for both movies and television. Bradfield was born in White Bear, Minnesota, in 1924. He launched his career with the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He then spent several years working in England and France, where he did humorous illustrations for Punch and Good Housekeeping magazines. He returned to the U.S. and opened his own commercial art studio in 1953. Among the many awards garnered at this stage of his career was the prestigious National Fashion Academy Gold Medal for his work in package design. A successful creator of children's books, he has won awards for his writing and illustration in this field and has had his books chosen as Junior Literary Guild selections. Bradfield is perhaps best-known for writing and illustrating the comic strip Dooley's World, which was syndicated world- wide by King Features. Hello, Rock by Roger Bradfield ISBN 13: 9781930900646. Try adding this search to your want list. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your search, we'll send you an e-mail. Best of all, it's free. Are you a frequent reader or book collector? Join the Bibliophile's Club and save 10% on every purchase, every day — up to $25 savings per order! Social Responsibility. Did you know that since 2004, Biblio has used its profits to build 16 public libraries in rural villages of South America? Hang on… we're fetching the requested page. Can you guess which first edition cover the image above comes from? 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