was the author of numerous bestselling and beloved children’s books. She had a special fondness for mice—her two most famous characters are Anatole, the cheese-tasting mouse magnifique, and Basil of Baker Street, an intrepid mouse detective.

illustrated nearly three hundred books during his long career, many of which were based on favorite old stories that he retold himself. His renditions of nursery tales such as The Little Red Hen and Three Little Kittens have become classics. But he is perhaps best known for his illustration of the Anatole books—winning a Caldecott Honor award for both Anatole and Anatole and the Cat.