Katherine Milhous
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Katherine Milhous was a newspaper illustrator and book designer.
Milhous won the 1951 Caldecott Medal
for The Egg Tree
about her family's Easter traditions. She illustrated The Silver Pencil by Alice Dalgliesh
, which won the 1945 Newbery Honor
. Milhous was born in Philadelphia.
Milhous won the 1951 Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
for The Egg Tree
The Egg Tree
The Egg Tree is a 1950 book by Katherine Milhous that won the 1951 Caldecott Medal, based on the author's family tradition. It tells the classic tale of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter, with its main characters being Katy and Carl. One day, near Easter, they look for Easter eggs and find eggs that...
about her family's Easter traditions. She illustrated The Silver Pencil by Alice Dalgliesh
Alice Dalgliesh
Alice Dalgliesh was an American author and book editor who wrote over 40 children's books, mostly illustrated by Katherine Milhous...
, which won the 1945 Newbery Honor
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
. Milhous was born in Philadelphia.