Evaline Ness

Evaline Ness (April 24, 1911 – August 12, 1986) was an American artist, illustrator, and author of children's books. As illustrator she received one of three Caldecott Honors awarded each year 1964 to 1966 and won the Caldecott Medal in 1967 for Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine which she wrote and illustrated. She illustrated more than thirty books for young readers and wrote several of her own. She is noted for using a great variety of artistic media and methods.