![]() ![]() These works include Rhinoceros Tap: And 14 Other Seriously Silly Songs (1996) and Philadelphia Chickens: A Too-Illogical Zoological Musical Revue (2002). Beginning in 1996, Boynton began publishing a series of picture books accompanied by compact discs with original songs by Boynton and Michael Ford. ![]() She has also produced several thematic collections of cartoons-such as Chocolate: The Consuming Passion (1982) and Consider Love: Its Moods and Many Ways (2002)-targeted at both younger and older audiences. ![]() Hippos Go Berserk (1977), The Going to Bed Book (1982), Moo, Baa, La La La! (1982), and Hey! Wake Up! (2000) represent some of Boynton's most recognized board books. Known for her quirky wit, droll humor, visual puns, and zany animal characters, Boynton's most popular birthday card features a line-up of a hippopotamus, a bird, and two sheep on the outside, with the message inside reading, "Hippo birdie two ewe!" Her critically acclaimed children's books frequently appear in the "board book" format, a style of picture books utilizing thicker cardboard pages to make the book more appropriate and durable for preschool and toddler readers. INTRODUCTIONĪuthor-illustrator Boynton's whimsical menagerie of cartoon characters has attracted a wide popular audience through her enormously successful greeting card line and best-selling children's picture books. The following entry presents an overview of Boynton's career through 2004. (Full name Sandra Keith Boynton) American cartoonist, illustrator, lyricist, and author of picture and board books. ![]()
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