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Martin Provensen

MARTIN PROVENSEN (1916–1987) and his wife, Alice, illustrated more than fifty books for children, including Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm and numerous Little Golden Books, such as The Color Kittens and Katie the Kitten. In 1984, they won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Fight, which they wrote and illustrated together.
Katie the Kitten
The Golden Mother Goose
Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses
The Fuzzy Duckling
The Color Kittens
The Glorious Flight

Books

Katie the Kitten
The Golden Mother Goose
Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses
The Fuzzy Duckling
The Color Kittens
The Glorious Flight

Books for Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month

This Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month (and beyond!), we’re celebrating authors, creators, and illustrators from the Hispanic and Latine community. Join us in uplifting their voices and stories by bringing them into your classroom. Find a full collection of Elementary School titles here.

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