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About Robert Lawson

Robert Lawson (October 4, 1892 – May 27, 1957) was an American writer and artist, best known for his work as an author and illustrator of children's literature. Lawson won the Caldecott Medal in 1941 for his illustrations in They Were Strong and Good and the Newbery Medal in 1945 for his work on Rabbit Hill; he is the only person to have won both medals. In addition to his work in children's books, Lawson also created etchings, which earned him the John Taylor Arms Prize from the Society of American Etchers in 1931. His artwork, including etchings, prints, works in pen and ink, and pencil on paper, is held in prominent collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Robert Lawson writes about Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile literature, Animals, and History. Their best-known work is The Story of Ferdinand.

On FindMyTBR we track 4 books by Robert Lawson, 2 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Ben and Me and Language and Mediated Masculinities : Cultures, Contexts, Constraints. Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.