This New York author wrote training manuals for the Army during WWII and came home to work for magazine publisher Conde Nast. There he met his wife, an illustrator, and their friends the Reys (of Curious George fame) encouraged them to try a picture book. Their book, Harry the Dirty Dog, came out in 1956 and is still beloved today. Others followed, but, sadly, when the couple divorced in 1968, the writer never wrote another book. The author was Gene Zion and his wife was artist Margaret Bloy Graham.
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