GERTRUDE CRAMPTON(1909-1996)wrote the beloved classic Little Golden
BooksTootle(published in 1945) andScuffy the Tugboat(published in
1946), both of which havenever been out of print. Crampton was born
in New York in 1909, and studied at the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor. She died in 1996.
TIBOR GERGELY (1900-1978) brought to life two of the most popular
Little Golden Book characters, beloved by generations- Scuffy the
Tugboat and Tootle. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he received his
formal art schooling in Vienna at age 20. Gergely designed stage
sets and marionettes and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist
for central European newspapers. In 1939, Gergely immigrated to the
United States, settling in New York. His long association with
Golden Books began in 1942-the year of its launch-and continued as
long as he lived. In 1955, Gergely received a Caldecott Honor for
Wheel on the Chimney, written by Margaret Wise Brown, author of
Goodnight Moon. He illustrated more than seventy Golden Books,
including The Great Big Fire Engine Book, The Taxi That Hurried,
Daddies, The Merry Shipwreck, Seven Little Postmen, The Happy Man
and His Dump Truck, Animal Orchestra, and Animal Gym.
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