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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 Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TITLES Explore these

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