Peggy Rathmann

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1953 –

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Who is Peggy Rathmann?

Margaret Crosby "Peggy" Rathmann is an American writer and illustrator best known for children's picture books.

She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Her first book, Ruby the Copycat, earned Ms. Rathmann the "Most Promising New Author" distinction in Publishers Weekly's 1991 annual Cuffie Awards. That book was followed by her illustrations of Barbara Bottner's Bootsie Barker Bites, Good Night Gorilla about Peggy's experiences with gorillas, and Rathmann's Caldecott Medal winning Officer Buckle and Gloria. Since that book, Rathmann has written two more: Ten Minutes till Bedtime and The Day The Babies Crawled Away.

Rathmann lives in Nicasio, California.

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Born
Mar 4, 1953
Saint Paul
Also known as
  • Margaret Crosby "Peggy" Rathmann
  • Margaret Crosby Rathmann
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Mounds View High School
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota
    Psychology
Lived in
  • Saint Paul
  • Nicasio

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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