Description Mocked throughout the jungles of India, the Smallest Elephant in the world--no bigger than a house cat--has decided enough is enough. in 1974, and continues to produce a prolific amount of work in many fields of design to this day..
He opened Milton Glaser, Inc.
As a Fulbright scholar, Glaser studied with the painter, Giorgio Morandi in Bologna, and is an articulate spokesman for the ethical practice of design.
He was selected for the lifetime achievement award of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (2004) and the Fulbright Association (2011), and in 2009 he was the first graphic designer to receive the National Medal of the Arts award.
He has had the distinction of one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center.
Milton Glaser (b.1929) is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States.
He was also the editor of Humpty Dumpty\'s Magazine, a children\'s publication, and executive editor and vice president of Parents\' Magazine Press from 1967 to 1974.
White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, won a Caldecott Medal in 1948, and Hide and Seek Frog, also illustrated by Duvoisin, won a Caldecott Honor Award.
About the Author Alvin Tresselt (1916-2000) was the author of more than fifty books for children, which have sold over a million copies altogether.
First published in 1959, The Smallest Elephant in the World, written by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Milton Glaser, is a witty, sweet, and funny tale of friendship, unlikely disguise, and the search for home.
Unfortunately, the boy\'s mother doesn\'t believe elephants make suitable house pets...
If he\'s no bigger than a house cat, then a house is where he belongs After a long journey, this Smallest Elephant in the World finds himself a home with a nice little boy inside.
Description Mocked throughout the jungles of India, the Smallest Elephant in the world--no bigger than a house cat--has decided enough is enough
