About the Author

Annie North Bedford is a children's author known for Walt Disney's The Ugly Duckling, Walt Disney's Mary Poppins, Little Golden Book Farm Favorites, Mickey Mouse Flies the Christmas Mail, and The Jolly Barnyard.

Tibor Gergely, who was born in Hungary in 1900 and emigrated to the US in 1939, was one of the most prolific of the early Little Golden Books illustrators. He brought to life many classic and beloved LGB characters, including Tootle,the Little Red Caboose,and Scuffy the Tugboat. He died in 1978.