The Jungle Book: The Classic Edition

About Rudyard Kipling

A native of Trenton NJ Donald A. Daily served in the United States Navy for four years before attending Trenton Junior College. He continued his studies with a full Merit Scholarship to Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and graduated in 1968 with a BFA in Illustration. Moving to Philadelphia PA he began his career as a freelance illustrator represented by New York agents Frank and Jeff Lavaty. Over the next 24 years he worked on national advertising motion picture and editorial accounts. Clients included: TWA Equitoriana Airlines Coleco Toys U. S. Army National Guard Weyerhauser Paper Reader's Digest Condensed Books Spider Magazine Highlights Magazine Cosmopolitan Magazine TV Guide and the Franklin Library. He created covers for Dell Fawcett and Doubleday Publishers and posters for The Great Santini California Suite The Four Seasons Roots and Cheers. In addition to his illustration work Don painted private oil portrait commissions and was a Certified Member of the American Portrait Society. He was also an honored member of The New York Society of Illustrators where his work appeared annually in juried shows. From 1989-1991 Don was an Instructor of Illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In 1992 Don began working exclusively on children's books completing nine books for Philadelphia publisher Running Press and one for Dial Books before his death. Sales of his books currently reach almost 2000000 copies in eight languages.