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Alvin Tresselt

30 September 1916 - 24 July 2000

Alvin Tresselt (September 30, 1916, Passaic, New Jersey – July 24, 2000) was an American children's book author and graphic designer. His book White Snow, Bright Snow (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) won the Caldecott Medal. One of his most popular books was his retelling of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslava Mills.

Tresselt grew up in Passaic and graduated from Passaic High School in 1934. He died on July 24, 2000 at his home in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 83.

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  • Cover of: The mitten: an old Ukrainian folktale

    First published in 1964 18 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition mittenoldukraini0000tres Cover of edition mitten0000unse Cover of edition mittenoldukrain00tres
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  • Cover of: White snow, bright snow

    First published in 1947 12 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition whitesnowbrights0000tres Cover of edition whitesnowbrights00tres
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  • Cover of: Hide and seek fog

    First published in 1965 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition hideseekfog00tres Cover of edition hideseekfog00tres Cover of edition hideseekfog0000tres
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  • Cover of: Rain Drop Splash

    First published in 1946 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition raindropsplash0000unse Cover of edition raindropsplash0000tres Cover of edition raindropsplash00tres
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  • Cover of: "Hi, Mister Robin!"

    First published in 1950 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition himisterrobin00tres Cover of edition himisterrobin0000unse
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  • Cover of: Frog in the Well

    First published in 1958 5 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Sun up

    First published in 1949 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wake up, City!

    First published in 1957 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition wakeupcity00tres Cover of edition wakeupcity0000unse
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  • Cover of: The rabbit story

    First published in 1957 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Autumn Harvest

    First published in 1951 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: I Saw the Sea Come in.

    First published in 1954 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Johnny Maple-Leaf

    First published in 1948 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Wake up, farm!

    First published in 1955 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wakeupfarm0000unse
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  • Cover of: The old man and the tiger

    First published in 1965 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The legend of the willow plate

    First published in 1968 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The fox who traveled.

    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The smallest elephant in the world

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Timothy Robbins climbs the mountain.

    First published in 1960 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Juvenile literature, Picture books, Children's stories, City and town life, Animals, Animals, fiction, Cities and towns, fiction, Day, Ecology, Farm life, Farm life, fiction, Folklore, Forest ecology, Oak, Picture books for children, Seasons, Seasons, fiction, Snow, age:max:8, age:min:4, award:Caldecott_award, grade:max:3
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Wilbur Wheaton
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1947

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  • Alvin R. Tresselt
  • Tresselt Alvin

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