![]() Lenski Platt & Munk republished an updated version of the book in 1954 using George and Doris Hauman as illustrators.Īrnold Munk (Watty Piper) was not the inventor of the beloved story, whose origins are unknown however, there were other stories published prior to 1930 that held a similar “Never give up attribute”. Several years later Arnold Munk moved to New York City and eventually became the owner of Platt & Munk where he eventually published The Little Engine That Could.Īfter the 1930 publication of The Little Engine That Could, illustrated by Lois L. While living in Chicago, it’s said that while working as an errand boy for a bookstore he discovered a passion for books. In 1930 a man named Arnold Munk, used the pen name Watty Piper and retold the story of The Little Engine That Could.Īrnold Munk was born in Hungry and as a child moved with his family to the United States, where they settled in Chicago. ![]() Genre: Picture book, Children’s literature ![]()
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