Author-illustrator-musician, life spirit, creator of Corduroy, the beloved children's book. Don died in 1978 but his art and books live on!
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Check out this sizzle reel for the family musical based on Don Freeman's children's book "Dandelion." The musical had its world premiere at the Playhouse on Park, West Hartford CT from April 25 to May 14, 2023 and audiences were thrilled!
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The musical tells the story of Dandelion, a shy, awkward lion in middle school who is filled with typical preteen anxieties. When he is invited to Jennifer Giraffe’s impromptu party, he wants to go, but he is uncertain about his looks and clothes and decides to reinvent himself.
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Well, you will have to see the musical to find out what happens.
If you are interested in producing the musical or know of production opportunities, contact Joan Ross Sorkin at [email protected]
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Check out this composition from one of Don's articles for PM magazine from 1943. Most of this sequence appeared two years later in his published book, "It Shouldn't Happen (To A Dog)." In the book, Private Bedlington never drives the bus--instead, he gets kicked off!
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The Masks: A Picture Pantomime by @DonFreemanBooks is available now! amzn.to/3aV5RBz
With his typical sparse yet all-telling lines, Freeman unfolds a general human story of the clash of joy and suffering, and how this – with compassion – can work through to a happy end.
Are you a fan of #DonFreeman? Help support his autobiographical novel, #JigsawSummer on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/jig… #kickstarter #support #donate #corduroy
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Take a look at what happens when you plant a Grandmother seed! 🌱✨ How to Grow a Grandmother by Esther Samuels-Davis @Dirtylikethewe1
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Have you watched this video preview of @DonFreemanBooks "The Masks" yet? 🎭 Title coming soon to the US! youtube.com/watch?v=q4sk3NKl…
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Let Don Freeman’s pictures in “Sparrows of Stonehenge” enchant you, and read what the sparrows have to say about Stonehenge today! 📚 Available soon in the US! #taotime #taotimebooks
New video: "Roy reads Corduroy" youtube.com/watch?v=JqCc1O6Z…
with some personal comments. Watch. Enjoy!
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Coming this year! Jigsaw Summer: an autobiographical novel by Don Freeman (Edited by Roy Freeman and Nancy Setzer Luria)When Don died in 1978 he was working on an autobiographical novel of his last summer in Chula Vista, near San Diego. Learn more: taotime.ch/freeman-editions-…
Published by @taotime_verlag for the first time worldwide, this special edition shows Don Freeman at the height of his creativity. Sketched in the simplest of gold and black strokes, two masks meet— in the manner of the Commedia dell’arte. taotime.ch/product/dapibus-m…
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Take a look at this new title that was presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October! "Coming into Being" by Roy Freeman. “In the beginning... there was no beginning.” So begins a timeless story of personal and mythical dimensions. taotime.ch/product/coming-in…
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@leonardsmarcus is back with What Becomes a Classic! Learn about the life & work of CORDUROY creator @DonFreemanBooks as Leonard visits Morgen Stevens-Garmon, curator of A City for Corduroy at @MuseumofCityNY: buff.ly/2F5eOJg @PuffinBooks @mommypoppins @timeoutkids
Before Corduroy was a bear, he was a boy. These are a few versions of the same character. Don also wrote a few different versions of the story: The Doodler, The Corduroy Story, and Corduroy the Inferior Decorator. #donfreeman #corduroy #corduroybear
Two musical posters, one by Don and the other by Al Hirschfeld. “Sing Out The News” ran from 1938-1939, and “Three to Make Ready” ran from March to December of 1946. It looks like the two posters were included in the December 14, 1952 issue of the New York Times. #donfreeman
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From April to June of 1945, Don went to San Francisco for the first United Nations Conference to do daily drawings of conference proceedings to accompany news pieces in the San Francisco Chronicle. Some he reproduced for Newsstand. #donfreeman #donfreemanartist
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Don captured this sweet moment and included it in his August 1939 Newsstand. On the opposite page, he writes “They’re mates! What more d’ya want? (actually overheard)” August 1939, Vol. II, No. 8 #donfreeman #newsstand #newyorkcityart
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