{ Eve Titus }
February 4, 2022: Remembering Eve Titus on the 20th anniversary of her passing (February 4, 2002), here are the five books she wrote featuring the famous mouse detective and his good friend Dr. Dawson: Basil of Baker Street (1958), Basil and the Lost Colony (1964), Basil and the Pygmy Cats (1971), Basil in Mexico (1976), and Basil in the Wild West (1982).
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Biography: Eve Titus (July 16, 1922 - February 4, 2002) was the author of numerous best selling children's books, including Anatole about a French mouse, and super sleuth Basil of Baker Street, the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world. Artist Paul Galdone illustrated nearly all of Ms. Titus' books, winning a Caldecott Honor award for both Anatole and Anatole and the Cat. The Basil of Baker Street series raised further popularity after Disney's 26th animated feature, The Great Mouse Detective, opened in theaters in 1986. The little Parisian mouse known as Anatole also got his big break in an animated TV series. Simply titled "Anatole," the show aired in 1994 and ran for a few seasons on the Disney Channel.
Photo credit:
Title: Eve Titus
Creator: [Unknown]
Subject: Authors, Baker Branch, Kern County Library, Bakersfield, Titus, Eve
Description: Author Eve Titus performs for a group of children at the Baker Branch.
Publisher: Kern County Library
Date: November 19, 1974
Identifier: kel0084
Relation: San Joaquin Valley Digitization Project Kern County Library
Rights: This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the “fair use†clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Beale Memorial Library, Local History Room, 701 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301; phone 661-868-0776.
Collection: San Joaquin Valley & Sierra Foothills Photo Heritage
Contributing Institution: San Joaquin Valley Library System
