 Blair Lent

Blair Lent (January 22, 1930 – January 27, 2009), who sometimes wrote as Ernest Small, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, perhaps best known for those with Chinese themes such as "Tikki Tikki Tembo" (1968).He won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing "The Funny Little Woman" by Arlene Mosel.