Editorial and Political Cartooning, Published by Stravon Educational Press, New York, 1976. Syd Hoff (1912-2004) was a Jewish-American cartoonist and children's book author, best know for his classic early reader Danny and the Dinosaur. At age 18, he sold his first carton to The New Yorker, and eventually sold a total of 571 of them to the publication. He did love Editorial Cartoons and this is the reason for his book.