Syd Hoff (1912–2004)
Author of Danny and the Dinosaur
About the Author
Sydney Hoff, a well-known cartoonist, author, and illustrator of books for children and young adults, was born in 1912 New York City and raised in the Bronx. His young adult novel, Irving and Me, was named one of the 10 best books for children by the New York Times. Hoff first became interested in show more drawing as a child. Although he dropped out of public school, he later attended the National Academy of Design in New York City, where he studied to become a serious painter. However, at the age of 18 he sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker; this launched his career as a cartoonist. Hoff has also drawn cartoon advertisements for CBS and has written short mysteries for popular mystery magazines. One of his earliest and most enduringly popular works is Danny and the Dinosaur, published in 1958. He wrote this book to entertain one of his daughters who was sick. Hoff's audience is, for the most part, the young child who likes clear illustrations, friendly animals, and a limited text. Hoff died of pneumonia on May 12, 2004 in Miami, Florida. He and his wife, Dora, had two children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Public domain
Series
Works by Syd Hoff
Danny and the Dinosaur: Big Reading Collection: 5 Books Featuring Danny and His Friend the Dinosaur! (I Can Read Level… (2017) 40 copies
Danny and the Dinosaur: A Very Dino Christmas (Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur) (2017) 13 copies, 1 review
The Danny and the Dinosaur Storybook Collection: 5 Beloved Stories (I Can Read Level 1) (2016) 10 copies
Learning to cartoon 3 copies
Danny and the Dinosaur Storybook Favorites: Includes 5 Stories Plus Stickers! (I Can Read Level 1) (2019) 2 copies
It's Fun Learning Cartooning 2 copies
The Syd Hoff I Can Read Collection Box Set: 12 books and 2 CDs Featuring Classic Stories (I Can Read Level 1) (2015) 2 copies
'Twixt the cup and the Lipton 2 copies
Herschel the hero 1 copy
Syd Hoff Reader Collection 2 1 copy
Syd Hoff Readers 1 copy
Okay--you can look now! 1 copy
Sælen Ole 1 copy
Hunting, anyone? 1 copy
SYD HOFF (Set of 3) I CAN READ. "An I Can Read Book" Series. Sammy the Seal, Thunderhoof, Danny the Dinosaur. (1959) 1 copy
Eight little artists 1 copy
Muscles and Brains 1 copy
10 Syd Hoff Book Set (Albert the Albatross, Julius, Danny and the Dinosaur, Happy Birthday Danny and the Dinosaur,… (1959) 1 copy
Toddler Dinosaur: Unit Bag 1 copy
Associated Works
Don't Be My Valentine: A Classroom Mystery (I Can Read Book 2) (1985) — Illustrator — 157 copies, 1 review
Now I am Six! A Collection of Stories All About Being Six for Beginning Readers (1999) — Contributor — 147 copies, 3 reviews
Highlights of a Fighting History: 60 Years of the Communist Party, USA (1979) — Illustrator — 23 copies
Thunder over the Bronx — Illustrator — 3 copies
Parm me — Illustrator — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hoff, Sydney
- Other names
- Redfield, A.
- Birthdate
- 1912-09-04
- Date of death
- 2004-05-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Miami Beach, Florida, USA - Education
- National Academy of Design (New York)
- Occupations
- cartoonist
illustrator - Relationships
- Hoff, Dora (wife)
- Organizations
- The New Yorker
Esquire
Saturday Evening Post
Members
Reviews
Arturo Baton, Paperback Level 3: Houghton Mifflin… by Syd Hoff
13 copies
Mrs. Brice has 25 mice, and all but one do everything together. While the others are exercising with Mrs. Brice, one little mouse sleeps. While the rest dance around Mrs. Brice as she plays the piano, this one dances on her hand. And when all the mice come across a ferocious cat, it's this small individualist who saves the day.
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Statistics
- Works
- 136
- Also by
- 26
- Members
- 25,715
- Popularity
- #813
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 173
- ISBNs
- 538
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 2
