This author/illustrator has won Caldecott medals for his illustrations and Newbery honors for his writing. Born in the Bronx in 1907, he helped support his family during the Depression by selling cartoons to the New Yorker and other magazines. He was in his 60's when he started writing children's books featuring animal characters, such as a mouse dentist. One book was banned in places because the police were pictured as pigs. This is William Steig, author of Dr. De Soto and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
The author's talent is evident in their ability to concisely and effectively communicate complex ideas in an easy to understand manner.
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