New book collects the secret communist cartoons of famous children's book author Syd Hoff

A new book reprints a 1935 collection of cartoons by A. Redfield, the cartoonist for the New York City newspaper published by the Communist Party, The Daily Worker. But the real identity of A. Redfield was kept a secret for decades, and was actually famed gag cartoonist and author Syd Hoff (1912-2004), famous for his children's books like Sammy the Seal, and Danny and the Dinosaur, which is being made into a live-action movie. — Read the rest