Tasha Tudor

Illustrator

Birthday August 28, 1915

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Jun 18, 2008 (92)

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About

American illustrator and writer who worked on various children's books including Pumpkin Moonshine, A Time to Keep, and Tasha Tudor's Seasons of Delight.

Before Fame

She published her first story, Pumpkin Moonshine, in 1938 and created it for her husband's young niece.

Trivia

She received numerous awards for her work including Caldecott Honors for Mother Goose in 1945.

Family Life

She was married to Thomas McCready from 1938 until 1961 and they had four children.

Associated With

She illustrated for a 1975 book called The Night Before Christmas based on the poem of the same name by Clement Clarke Moore.