They Were Strong and Good
First edition | |
| Author | Robert Lawson |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-69949-0 |
| OCLC | 302147 |
They Were Strong and Good is a children's nonfiction book written and illustrated by Robert Lawson, who won the 1941 Caldecott Medal for excellence in illustration of an American children's picture book. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, and where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good."