Ole Risom (1920-2000) was one of the most influential publishers of
mass-market books for children. He was vice president and art
director of Golden Books at Western Publishing Company from
1952-1972, and then vice president and associate publisher of the
juvenile division of Random House from 1972-1990. He worked closely
with his good friend Richard Scarry over the years at both houses.
He also worked with Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, Stan and Jan Berenstain,
Leo Lionni, Laurent de Brunhoff, Charles M. Schulz, and Marc
Brown.
J. P. Miller(1913-2001) illustrated many Golden Book titles from
the 1940s through the 1970s, some written by Margaret Wise Brown
and Edith Kunhardt. Before becoming a children's book illustrator,
Miller had worked in the Walt Disney Studio's elite character
modeling department, creating characters (such as the dwarf Dopey)
for Disney's first feature film,Snow White.He later designed the
character of the toy maker Geppetto forPinocchio.
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