Books with author Clare Turlay Newberry

Like the classic original, with its portrayal of affectionate patience for pets by both children and their parents, this new edition of Newberry’s PANDORA has been lovingly reissued by her daughter, Felicia N. Trujíllo, and features three innovations for Newberry fans and students. The story will ring true for anyone who has ever known and loved a cat. Newberry was pleased to admit that all her stories were “99 and 44/100% true.” Pandora, her very own cat, was drawn from life for this book. This is the first edition to feature a full color reproduction of the cover art; a commentary about Newberry’s artistic process in creating PANDORA, which was the result of a quantum leap in the artist’s work; and a brief biography of the artist’s pioneer childhood. PANDORA, published in 1944, was done in yet another new medium Newberry developed to make cats come so alive on paper that they seemed ready to walk off the page. She perfected using pastels on velour paper, and chose a long-haired Persian kitty, Pandora, as her heroine. In a daring move, she also included free ink sketches usually only shared between artists, and never before presented to the public. Artists, cat fanciers, and children all loved the rich, three-dimensional drawings of Pandora portrayed with the personality of a real feline—both maddening and delightful.

Babette: Story and Pictures by Clare Turlay Newberry, Harper & Brothers, First Edition, 1937. This is a Used, Collectible, X-Library, Hardcover book and dust jacket. The book is a light brown cloth over boards with dark brown designs and baby blue lettering on the cover and spine. On the rear cover is the statement, This is the Harper Crest Library Binding. Chatty was very happy when she was allowed to take care of little Babette, a Siamese kitten, and Babette's mother, Cellophane, who belonged to "the man upstairs." She warmed milk for them on the radiator, and thought up games to entertain them, and pretended that Babette belonged to her. But she still wanted her very own kitten and this is the story of how she got it. VERY CUTE!