Dorothy Grider Explained

Dorothy Grider
Birth Date:	19 January 1915
Birth Place:	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Death Place:	New Hope, Pennsylvania
Resting Place:	Fariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY
Nationality:	American
Education:	Bachelor of Arts
Alma Mater:	Western Kentucky State College
Notable Works:	Little Ballerina, Peppermint

Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012)^{[1] [2]} was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books.^[3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France.^[4] In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97.^[5]

Books

Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection.^{[6] [7]}

Author and Illustrator

Back and Forth^[8]

Little Ballerina^[9]

Peppermint^[10]

Little Majorette^[11]

The Mulberry Bush

Illustrator

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dorothy Grider. The Intelligencer. 2016-03-05.
2. Web site: Dorothy Grider . 2010-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612080341/http://www.wku.edu/library/onlinexh/kwa/grider.html . 2011-06-12 .
3. Web site: Search Results : Vintage Children's Books dot com, EveryDay to Extra Special Children's Books . www.vintagechildrensbooks.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717205859/http://www.vintagechildrensbooks.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=grider . 17 July 2011 . dead.
4. Web site: Dorothy Grider's Obituary on Batesville. Batesville. 2016-03-05.
5. News: Anonymous . 29 February 2012 . Dorothy Grider . Bowling Green, Ky..
6. Web site: Work by Dorothy Grider on exhibit at ERC – WKU Libraries Blog. Sandra Staebell. 2016-03-05.
7. Web site: Dorothy Grider LibraryThing. www.librarything.com. 2016-03-05.
8. Book: Grider, Dorothy. Back and Forth. 1955. Lippincott. Philadelphia. 4886497. English.
9. Book: Grider, Dorothy. Little ballerina. 1960-01-01. Rand McNally. Chicago. 1813337. English.
10. Book: Grider, Dorothy. Peppermint;. 1950-01-01. Whitman. Racin Wis. 13724756. English.
11. Book: Grider, Dorothy. Little Majorette. 1959-01-01. E.M. Hale. Eau Claire, Wi.. 5576707. English.