Gertrude Crampton
American writer
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Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children's books, including Tootle (1945) and Scuffy the Tugboat (1946).
Gertrude Crampton | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1909 |
| Died | June 25, 1996 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (1928), Ann Arbor |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Tootle, Scuffy the Tugboat |
Biography
Gertrude Crampton was born on June 26, 1909, in Brooklyn, New York, to Faust Crampton and Ruby O'Mally Crampton.[1] She received her teaching credentials from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1928[2] and taught in the Mason Consolidated Schools[3] in Erie, Michigan in the 1950s and 1960s.
Her books Tootle and Scuffy were published in the popular Little Golden Books series of Simon & Schuster. As of 2001, Tootle was the all-time third best-selling hardback children's book in English; Scuffy was eighth.[4] She also wrote The Large and Growly Bear, published in the Golden Beginning Reader series in 1961, and illustrated by John P. Miller.
