Marshall, James
Marshall, James (Edward Marshall) (1942–92),American author‐illustrator of numerous books for young children. In addition to his popular ‘Stupids’ series (1974 onwards)—‘simpleton’ tales transposed to contemporary America—Marshall has reinterpreted several individual Mother Goose rhymes and folk tales as humorous picture books. His colourful, cartoonlike illustrations expand and comment on the stories, à la Caldecott—the cat tucked up with Granny in Red Riding Hood (1987), for example, or the crocodile hopefully pursuing the heroine on the last page, or the books piled by the three beds in Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1988).
Suzanne Rahn
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