CORINNE MALVERN (1906-1956) was born in Newark, New Jersey. It wasn't long before she and her sister Gladys became well-known child actors. Later Corinne Malvern went on to study with Theodore Lukits at the Art Students League in New York City, and worked as an art editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal. A prolific illustrator of Golden Books, Malvern is best known for
Doctor Dan the Bandage Man and
Nurse Nancy, as well as
Frosty the Snowman and
The Night Before Christmas, which are among the most memorable and beloved Golden Books.
KATHRYN and BYRON JACKSON wrote hundreds of stories for Golden Books, including
The Saggy Baggy Elephant, one of the most beloved Little Golden Books of all.