When asked to separate their roles, Edgar replied, "When you find something amusingly expressed in our books it has been said by Ingri." This husband/wife team shared in the creation of both texts and illustrations. She herself said their first seven books capture the experiences of her childhood, while the later books present childhood through the youthful activities of their two sons. Although it is hard to ascertain where the creative spark came from, it was d'Aulaire's childhood that overflowed with wild antics and childish pranks. in 1930, and embarked on a joint career of writer and illustrator that endured for many years. Ingri Mortenson d'Aulaire met her husband while at art school in Munich, where they married. Born 27 December 1904, Königsberg, Norway died 24 October 1980, Wilton, Connecticutĭaughter of Per and Line Sandsmark Mortenson married Edgar D.
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