Winner of the 1996 Caldecott Medal        

Did you know that Peggy Rathmann:

• Was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 4, 1953
• Is really Margaret Crosby Rathmann
• Has two brothers and two sisters
• Was interested in teaching sign language to gorillas
• Studied psychology in college
• Studied commercial art, fine art, and children’s book writing and illustrating at art schools
•  Started drawing as a child
• Has written and illustrated 5 books and illustrated 1 book
• Has won a famous book award, the 1996 Caldecott Medal, for her book, Officer Buckle and Gloria
• Took things that happened in her childhood and wrote about them such as her parents’ dog, Skippy
• Lives and works with her husband on a ranch in California