Vulgar Language

Let’s say you have 12 minutes to name the 100 most commonly used words in the English language. How many would you get?

I got 59 of them. Can you beat me?

Find out.

Mystery Artist, Guess Again

Yes, I know it’s supposed to be strike three and you’re out, but I’m having pity on you. I’m giving you one more chance to guess this week’s mystery artist. (If you’re late to the game, here are strikes one, two, and three.) This time, I’m not holding back. I’m going to get as close to giving it away as I possibly can without showing you an actual illustration from a storybook done by this author-illustrator.

First, let me show you this. This should help.

This photo from Life magazine, May 13, 1940, was the inspiration for a character who appears in many of this author’s children’s books.

Second, let me point out that I gave a significant clue in the text of yesterday’s post when I told you that this artist’s illustrations in children’s books are not from sketches or paintings.

If that’s not enough, here is a preliminary sketch our author-illustrator used in preparation for one of the storybooks.

I’m pretty sure someone will know this now. Give it your best shot. Please.

Directions to this game: I post a work done by a fairly well-known author/illustrator of classic children’s books—a piece that isn’t an illustration for a children’s book—and your job is to guess who the artist is. If no one guesses correctly with the first piece, I keep posting works until someone gets it right.

Mystery Artist, Take 3

This mystery artist seems to be harder to identify than any of the others, so I’ll show you another picture clue, a sketch done by this author-illustrator. (You”ll find the first two clues here and here, and an explanation of the game at the bottom of this post.)

And for good measure here’s another hint: This artist’s illustrations in children’s books are not from sketches or paintings.

Directions to this game: I post a work done by a fairly well-known author/illustrator of classic children’s books—a piece that isn’t an illustration for a children’s book—and your job is to guess who the artist is. If no one guesses correctly with the first piece, I keep posting works until someone gets it right.