tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505400128255860569.post4199432543113675112..comments2023-04-13T05:17:36.204-04:00Comments on Rants and Rambles on Books and Bookselling: Symeon Shimin- IllustratorDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268905671879083328noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505400128255860569.post-11143230789198155762007-09-25T07:14:00.000-04:002007-09-25T07:14:00.000-04:00I knew Symeon very well as a child. I babysat for...I knew Symeon very well as a child. I babysat for his youngest daughter and his wife was my mother's very close friend. I had the immense privilege of touring Paris with Symeon; he showed me where he had lived and the studios he had worked in. I am still in the city he loved so well.<BR/>As it happens, I was one of certainly many kids whom he used as a model for one of his wonderful illustrations ("Outdoor Wonderland" by Ruth Wilson). Sitting at the computer, that book is right next to me. Thanks to the modern web, I have had a pleasurable moment, learning that Symeon's work is still being published and appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com