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Mother Goose Illustrator Dies at 92

June 23, 2008 by Marcie  
Filed under Parenting

Tasha Tudor, a children’s book illustrator made famous for the 1944 edition of Mother Goose died last Wednesday at the age of 92.

Tudor was also the illustrator for the 1962 editions of The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) and The Night Before Christmas. She was the runner up for the Caldecott Medal two times; once in 1945 for “Mother Goose” and once in 1957 for 1 Is One, her book of poems.

With the royalties from “Mother Goose,” Tudor purchased a rundown house from the 1790s in New Hampshire that had no electricity or running water. On 450 acres, she raised four children…

…”If I had married a man who could have supported me I would have ended up making paper dolls and gardening. But the wolf at the door is very good for people,” Tudor said in the Tribune.

Information from the LA Times

Read more about Tasha Tudor…
International Herald Tribune
Associated Press
Vermont Public Radio

Her other work:
A Little Princess
First Prayers
Pumpkin Moonshine

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One Response to “Mother Goose Illustrator Dies at 92”
  1. Mary Emma says:

    Tasha Tudor was one of my inspirations in becoming a children’s author and illustrator. I’ll write about my meeting with her in an upcoming post.

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