Frenchman GEORGES DUPLAIX was one of the key people behind the launch of the Little Golden Books in the early 1940s.
TIBOR GERGELY, who was born in Hungary and emigrated to the U. S. in 1939, was one of the most prolific of the early Little Golden Books illustrators. He brought to life some of the most classic and beloved LGB characters, including Tootle and Scuffy the Tugboat.