![]() ![]() 146-152 Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 3rd ed., p. Biographical scources: Something About the Author, Vol. Miska Petersham died on May 15, 1960, and Maud (Fuller) Petersham died on November 29, 1971. In 1942 the Petershams received a Caldecott Honor citation for An American A B C, and in 1946 they won the Caldecott Medal for The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles. The Petershams also wrote and illustrated many books together, beginning in 1929 with Miki, the story of a little boy's trip to Hungary. During their long and prolific careers, they illustrated dozens of books by many different authors of both fiction and nonfiction. Maud and Miska Petershams classic illustrations bring this 'American Mother Goose' to life, in a way sure to charm both children and adults. In 1920 the Petershams illustrated their first book for children, The Enchanted Forestby William Bowen. ![]() He had been born Mikaly Petrezselyem in Torokszentmiklos, Hungary, on September 20, 1888. While working for the International Art Service, an advertising agency in New York City, she met and married co-worker Miska Petersham. She graduated from Vassar College in 1912 and later studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. Maud (Fuller) Petersham was born August 5, 1890, in Kingston, NY. ![]()
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