Alvin Tresselt
Alvin Tresselt (September 30, 1916, in Passaic, New Jersey – July 24, 2000) was a graphic designer and American children's book author. His picture book ''White Snow, Bright Snow'' (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) received 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 was an editor for Humpty Dumpty Magazine and an executive editor for Parents Magazine Press before becoming an instructor and the Dean of Faculty for the Institute of Children's Literature in Connecticut. He wrote over thirty children's books, selling over a million copies. He died on July 24, 2000, at his home in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 83.
The many collaborations between Tresselt and the illustrator Roger Duvoisin were given the genre title "mood books" when a retrospective of Duvoisin's original art for Tresselt's texts was held at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in 2020. “Mood books were a new type of genre in children’s literature, unlike the typical fantasy and adventure tales,” said Nicole Simpson, the Zimmerli's assistant curator of Prints and Drawings, who organized the exhibition. “These books did not focus on the actions or personalities of iconic characters, but marveled in the natural wonders of our everyday environments. They encourage children to slow down, to observe and appreciate our constantly changing world.” Provided by Wikipedia
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