Maud and Miska Petersham

Maud Fuller Petersham (1890-1971) and Miska Petersham (1888-1960), an American husband-and-wife duo, were pioneering writers and illustrators of children's books, collaborating on over 100 titles that introduced exuberant color, international folk themes, and modernist styles to the genre. EBSCO. They are best known for the Caldecott Medal-winning The Rooster Crows (1946), a collection of American rhymes and jingles, along with other acclaimed works like An American ABC (Caldecott Honor, 1942) and Miki (1929). Bookology.