Maud Fuller Petersham

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Maud Fuller was the daughter of a Baptist minister, She grew up with three sisters in a parsonage. The family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Newburg, New York, and finally to Scranton, Pennsylvania. As a child, she loved picture books and to draw. After graduating from Vassar College she studied at the New York School Of Fine And Applied Art. Her first job was in the art department at the International Art Service, an advertising firm, where she met her husband, Miska Petersham. The Petershams began illustrating books together, at first only for other authors. In 1929 they wrote and illustrated their first book, Miki, about their son. In 1946, the couple received the Caldecott Medal for The Rooster Crows. Often they traveled to foreign lands such as Holland, Greece, Germany, and Palestine to do research for their books. The Petershams wrote and illustrated 60 books for children and illustrated 100 by other authors.

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The poppy seed cakes
Representative edition published 2013
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The Rooster Crows
Representative edition published 1973
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Let's learn about sugar
Representative edition published 1969
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An American A B C
Representative edition published 1967
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Let's learn about silk
Representative edition published 1967
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Story of the Presidents of the United States of America
Representative edition published 1966
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Joseph and His Brother
Representative edition published 1958
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Moses, from the story told in the Old Testament
Representative edition published 1958
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The Peppernuts
Representative edition published 1958
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Ruth
Representative edition published 1958
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David
Representative edition published 1958
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The silver mace
Representative edition published 1956
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Off to bed
Representative edition published 1954
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The circus baby : a picture book
Representative edition published 1950
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The box with red wheels
Representative edition published 1949
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The story book of coal
Representative edition published 1948
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America's stamps
Representative edition published 1947
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Story of Jesus
Representative edition published 1942
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The story book of silk
Representative edition published 1939
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The story book of wool
Representative edition published 1939
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Stories from the Old Testament
Representative edition published 1938
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The story book of wheat
Representative edition published 1936
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The story book of iron and steel
Representative edition published 1935
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The story book of ships
Representative edition published 1935
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