Gertrude Crampton wrote the classic Little Golden Books Tootle
(published in 1945) and Scuffy the Tugboat (published in 1946),
which are two of the bestselling English-language hardcover
children's books of all time. They have never been out of print.
Crampton was born in New York in 1909, and received her teaching
credentials from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She passed
away in 1996.
Tibor Gergely, who was born in Hungary in 1900 and emigrated to the
US in 1939, was one of the most prolific of the early Little Golden
Books illustrators. He brought to life many classic and beloved LGB
characters including Tootle,the Little Red Caboose,and Scuffy the
Tugboat. He died in 1978.
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