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Alvin Tresselt

Alvin Tresselt (September 30, 1916, Passaic, New Jersey – July 24, 2000) was an American children's book author and graphic designer. His book White Snow, Bright Snow (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) won the Caldecott Medal. One of his most popular books was his retelling of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslava Mills.

Tresselt grew up in Passaic and graduated from Passaic High School in 1934. He died on July 24, 2000 at his home in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 83.

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Born 30 September 1916
Died 24 July 2000

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  • Cover of: The mitten: an old Ukrainian folktale

    Cover of edition mittenoldukraini0000tres Cover of edition mitten0000unse Cover of edition mittenoldukrain00tres First published in 1964 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: White snow, bright snow

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  • Cover of: Hide and seek fog

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  • Cover of: Rain Drop Splash

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  • Cover of: "Hi, Mister Robin!"

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  • Cover of: Frog in the Well

    First published in 1958 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Sun up

    First published in 1949 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Wake up, City!

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  • Cover of: The rabbit story

    First published in 1957 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Autumn Harvest

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: I Saw the Sea Come in.

    First published in 1954 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Johnny Maple-Leaf

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  • Cover of: Wake up, farm!

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  • Cover of: The old man and the tiger

    First published in 1965 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The legend of the willow plate

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The fox who traveled.

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: It's time now!

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The smallest elephant in the world

    First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Timothy Robbins climbs the mountain.

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    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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Born 30 September 1916
Died 24 July 2000

Subjects

Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Juvenile literature, Picture books, Children's stories, City and town life, Animals, Animals, fiction, Cities and towns, fiction, Day, Ecology, Farm life, Farm life, fiction, Folklore, Forest ecology, Oak, Picture books for children, Seasons, Seasons, fiction, Snow, age:max:8, age:min:4, award:Caldecott_award, grade:max:3

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Ukraine

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Wilbur Wheaton

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1947

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Alternative names

  • Alvin R. Tresselt
  • Tresselt Alvin

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