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Tibor Gergely

TIBOR GERGELY (1900-1978) brought to life two of the most popular Little Golden Book characters, beloved by generations: Scuffy the Tugboat and Tootle. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he received his formal art schooling in Vienna at age 20. Gergely designed stage sets and marionettes and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for central European newspapers. In 1939, Gergely immigrated to the United States, settling in New York. His long association with Golden Books began in 1942—the year of its launch—and continued as long as he lived. In 1955, Gergely received a Caldecott Honor for Wheel on the Chimney, written by Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon. He illustrated more than seventy Golden Books, including The Great Big Fire Engine Book, The Taxi That Hurried, Daddies, The Merry Shipwreck, Seven Little Postmen, The Happy Man and His Dump Truck, Animal Orchestra, and Animal Gym.
75 Years of Little Golden Books: 1942-2017
Daddies
The Happy Man and His Dump Truck
The Jolly Barnyard
Seven Little Postmen
Tootle
Scuffy the Tugboat
The Fire Engine Book
The Little Red Caboose

The Happy Man and His Dump Truck | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book

Books

75 Years of Little Golden Books: 1942-2017
Daddies
The Happy Man and His Dump Truck
The Jolly Barnyard
Seven Little Postmen
Tootle
Scuffy the Tugboat
The Fire Engine Book
The Little Red Caboose

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The Happy Man and His Dump Truck | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book

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