In the NYT on the 17th, an obituary “Marc Simont, Classic Children’s Book Illustrator, Dies at 97” by Margalit Fox, beginning: Marc Simont, an acclaimed illustrator whose work, embodying both airy lightness and crackling energy, graced some of the foremost titles in children’s literature, died on Saturday [July 13th] at his home in Cornwall, Conn. … Continue reading Marc Simont (and James Thurber)