Syd Hoff

I was blessed to have grown up with Syd Hoff as my neighbor next door. Their door was always as open as their hearts. (Syd’s and his wife Dutch). There was always a place at the kitchen table when I needed someone to talk to. They both instinctively knew when I needed space from my parents (even though wonderful, I was a teenager). Syd was always in shorts, sitting in the same arm chair, with a drawing board in front of him. Amazing I didn’t know he was SYD HOFF until I took a Children’s...

I remember climbing his trees to pick fruit for him and Dutch when visiting my grandparents. He always had a story to tell and taught us all how to draw cartoons. Syd has touched our lives both personally and through his books. I enjoy reading our children his books (especially the ones with his cartoon face signature). Our thoughts and prayers are with Syd's family and friends. He was a wonderful and kind man. With love, Sandy --Ted and Bert's granddaughter

Sad to know that Syd Hoff is gone, I have every one of his books, have read them to my favorite kids and wish there would be more. An amazing person to come up with these books, I wish I could have met this man. He will be missed.

I am so sorry to hear of Syd Hoff's passing. He is one of my favorite children's book authors and will always be. I teach at a Montessori preschool in Miami. This year I started out the school year with Syd Hoff being the Author of the month. We read over twenty books of his. The children loved every single one of them. The child that remembered his name each day was rewarded with a special Syd Hoff book. I have collected the original books for my own personal Syd Hoff collection and for my...