Oliver Herford

Oliver Herford (1863 – 1935) was an American writer who during his lifetime was sometimes compared to Oscar Wilde. He was born in Sheffield but moved to Chicago as a child and spent many years in New York. He was an illustrator and poet, often writing whimsical verse full of wordplay and unexpected rhymes. He also wrote for children and often illustrated his books himself e.g. A Kitten’s Garden of Verses published in 1911.