Alvin Tresselt
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Alvin Tresselt was a pioneering children's book
author and graphic designer
. His book White Snow, Bright Snow
(illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
) won the Caldecott Medal
. His most popular book was his retelling of the Ukrainian
folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslova.
Alvin Tresselt died on July 24, 2000.
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
author and graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
. His book White Snow, Bright Snow
White Snow, Bright Snow
White Snow, Bright Snow is a 1947 book by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Released by Lothrop Publishers, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1948.-Plot summary:...
(illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
Roger Duvoisin
Roger Duvoisin was a Swiss-American author and illustrator. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, his first job was making textiles. He moved to New York City in 1927 where he wrote his first book.-Books and awards:...
) won the Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
. His most popular book was his retelling of the Ukrainian
Culture of Ukraine
Ukrainian culture refers to the culture associated with the country of Ukraine and sometimes with ethnic Ukrainians across the globe. It contains elements of other Eastern European cultures as well as some Western European influences. Within Ukraine, there are a number of other ethnic groups with...
folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslova.
Alvin Tresselt died on July 24, 2000.