The Laughing Willow

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Humorous doggerel, The Laughing Willow, by Oliver Herford is a timeless attention-drawing and wildly playful illustrated book with funny acts, that are sure to entertain children and adults alike. Oliver Herford (2 December 1860 - 5 July 1935) was an English writer, artist, and illustrator.He was born in Sheffield, England on 2 December 1860 to Rev. Brooke Herford and Hannah Hankinson Herford. Oliver's father, Brooke, was a Unitarian minister who moved the family to Chicago in 1876 and to Boston in 1882. Oliver attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio from 1877 to 1879. Later he studied art at the Slade School in London and the Academie Julien in Paris. Afterward, he moved to New York, where he lived until his death.