Irene Trivas, friend and illustrator of many books, including 16 of mine, passed away on April 21, 2012.  Irene was an enormously talented and very prolific illustrator.  To all of her art, she brought incredible drawing skill, a ferocious intelligence, a wonderful sense of humor, and deep compassion.  

I think the best way I can honor Irene is to show you these qualities in the covers of our books.  If you want to see more, here’s good news.  Last year Irene agreed to let me put up our books for parents and teachers (with the exception of Learning Though Play and Fathers & Babies) FOR FREE on my website.  I feel at peace knowing that as you browse through Irene’s illustrations in these books, her artwork lives on.  

http://jeanmarzollo.com/ebooks.html

Books for Parents and Teachers

1972 Learning Through Play, co-authored with Janice Lloyd, Harper & Row

1977 Supertot: Creative Learning Activities for Children One to three
          and Sympathetic Advice for Parents, Harper & Row

1981 Superkids: Creative Activities for Children 5-15, Harper & Row

1983 Birthday Parties for Children*, Harper & Row

1987 The New Kindergarten: Full Day, Child Centered, Academic, Harper & Row

1994 Fathers & Toddlers, HarperCollins

1993 Fathers & Babies, HarperCollins

Books for Children

1975 The House That Dreams Painted, Macmillan

1989 The Green Ghost of Appleville, #1 in the “39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1989 The Best Present Ever, #2 in the”39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1990 Roses Are Pink and You Stink! #3 in the “39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1990 The Best Friends Club, #4 in the “39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1990 Chicken Pox Strikes Again, #5 in the “39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1990 My Sister the Blabbermouth, #6 in the “39 Kids on the Block” series, Scholastic

1994 My First Book of Biographies, Scholastic

1997 Soccer Cousins, Scholastic

*Many of the illustrations in this blog were done by Irene Trivas.