James Marshall

James Edward Marshall (October 10, 1942 – October 13, 1992), who sometimes published under the name Edward Marshall, was an American author-illustrator of children's literature, including the George and Martha series of picture books (1972–1988), and an illustrator of additional books including Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Children's Literature Legacy Award for "substantial and lasting contribution" to American children's literature. In 1970 he moved to New York City to work as an illustrator, and soon illustrated his first picture book, Plink, Plink, Plink by Byrd Baylor (1971). In 1972 he published George and Martha, his first book as an author-illustrator.

He illustrated several books by the writer Harry Allard including Miss Nelson Is Missing and The Stupids. Later in his career, Marshall illustrated picture book versions of classic fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose, Hansel and Gretel, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Marshall lived between an apartment in the Chelsea district of New York City and a home in Mansfield Hollow, Connecticut. He died on October 13, 1992, three days after his 50th birthday. Marshall's obituary states that he died of a brain tumor, Marshall was gay, and though he did not publicly come out during his lifetime, he was open with those he knew personally about his sexuality.

Works TitleAuthorIllustratorCityPublisherYear A Day With Whisker Wickles Cynthia Jameson James Marshall New York Coward McCann 1975 A Summer in the South James Marshall James Marshall New York Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1977 A Frog and Her Dog James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1977 All the Way Home Lore Segal James Marshall New York Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1973 Bonzini! The Tattooed Man Jeffrey Allen James Marshall Boston Little, Brown and Co 1976 Bumps in the Night Harry Allard James Marshall New York Bantam Doubleday Dell 1979 Carrot Nose Jan Wahl James Marshall Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1978 Choosing Books For Children: A Commonsense Guide Betsy Hearne James Marshall New York Delacorte 1990 Cinderella Barbara Karlin James Marshall New York Dial Books 1989 Dinner at Alberta's Russell Hoban James Marshall New York Thomas Y. Crowell 1975 Dinosaur's Housewarming Party Norma Klein James Marshall New York Crown Publishers 1974 Eugene James Marshall James Marshall 1975 Four Little Troubles James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1975 Four on the Shore Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1985 Fox all Week Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Penguin 1984 Fox and His Friends Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Penguin 1982 Fox at School Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1983 Fox Be Nimble James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1990 Fox in Love Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Penguin 1982 Fox on Stage James Marshall James Marshall New York Penguin 1993 Fox on the Job James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1988 Fox on Wheels Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1983 Fox Outfoxed James Marshall James Marshall New York Penguin 1992 Fox Tales (Fox Outfoxed, Fox Be Nimble, Fox on Stage) James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Books For Young Readers 1990 George and Martha James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1972 George and Martha Encore James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1973 George and Martha Back in Town James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1984 George and Martha One Fine Day James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1978 George and Martha Rise and Shine James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1976 George and Martha Round and Round James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1988 George and Martha Tons of Fun James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1980 Go, Go, Go James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1981 Goldilocks and the Three Bears James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Books 1988 Hansel and Gretel James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Books 1990 Haunted House Jokes Louis Phillips James Marshall USA Puffin 1988 Hey Diddle Diddle James Marshall James Marshall New York Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1979 How Beastly! A Menagerie of Nonsense Poems Jane Yolen James Marshall New York Collins 1980 I Will Not Go to Market Today Harry Allard James Marshall New York Dial 1979 It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House Harry Allard James Marshall Garden City Doubleday 1977 James Marshall's Mother Goose James Marshall James Marshall New York Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1979 Lazy Stories Diane Wolkstein James Marshall New York Seabury Press 1976 MacGoose's Grocery Frank Asch James Marshall New York Dial 1978 Mary Alice Operator Number 9 Jeffrey Allen James Marshall Boston Little Brown & Co. 1975 Miss. Dog's Christmas Treat James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1973 Merry Christmas, Space Case James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1986 Miss Nelson Has a Field Day Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1985 Miss Nelson is Back Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1982 Miss Nelson is Missing Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1977 My Friends the Frogs James Marshall James Marshall Lexington, Mass. D.C. Heath 1989 Nosey Mrs. Rat Jeffrey Allen James Marshall New York Viking Kestrel 1985 Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog James Marshall James Marshall New York Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1991 Plink Plink Plink Byrd Baylor James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1971 Pocket Full of Nonsense James Marshall James Marshall New York Golden Books 1992 Portly McSwine James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1979 Rats on the Range James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Books for Young Readers 1993 Rats on the Roof James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Books for Young Readers 1991 Rapscallion Jones James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking 1983 Red Riding Hood James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1987 Roger's Umbrella Daniel Pinkwater James Marshall New York Dutton 1982 Space Case Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1980 Speedboat James Marshall James Marshall Middletown, Connecticut Xerox Education Publications 1976 Sing Out, Irene James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1975 Snake, His Story James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1975 Someone is Talking About Hortense Laurette Murdock James Marshall Boston Houghton 1975 Swine Lake James Marshall Maurice Sendak New York HarperCollins 1999 Taking Care of Carruthers James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton 1981 The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore James Marshall New York Scholastic 1985 The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear James Marshall S.l. HarperCollins 1991 The Adventures of Isabel: a Verse Ogden Nash James Marshall Boston Little, Brown 1991 The Big Jump / el salto James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflen 1981 The Boy Who Cried Wolf Freya Littledale James Marshall New York Scholastic 1975 The Cut-ups James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking Kestrel 1984 The Cut-ups at Camp Custer James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking Penguin 1989 The Cut-ups Carry On James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking 1990 The Cut-ups Crack Up James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking Penguin 1992 The Cut-ups Cut Loose James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking Kestrel 1987 The Frog Prince Edith H. Tarcov James Marshall New York Scholastic 1974 The Exploding Frog and Other Fables From Aesop John McFarland James Marshall Boston Little, Brown 1981 The Piggy in the Puddle Charlotte Pomerantz James Marshall New York Simon & Schuster 1974 The Stupids Die Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1981 The Stupids Have a Ball Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1978 The Stupids Step Out Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1974 The Stupids Take Off Harry Allard James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1989 The Three Little Pigs James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1989 There's a Party at Mona's Tonight Harry Allard James Marshall Garden City Doubleday 1981 Three by the Sea Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial Press 1981 Three Up a Tree James Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1986 Troll Country Edward Marshall James Marshall New York Dial 1980 What's the Matter With Carruthers James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1972 Willis James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1974 Wings: a Tale of Two Chickens James Marshall James Marshall New York Viking 1986 Yummers! James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1972 Yummers Too: the Second Course James Marshall James Marshall Boston Houghton Mifflin 1986