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Simms Taback
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<p>Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 – December 25, 2011) was an American writer, <a href="/facts/Graphic_artist/JUvBzYMU">graphic artist</a>, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 <a href="/facts/Caldecott_Medal/DvnGEdvg">Caldecott Medal</a> for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing <i><a href="/facts/Joseph_Had_a_Little_Overcoat/2oGMrGnb">Joseph Had a Little Overcoat</a></i>, and was a runner-up in 1998 for <i><a href="/facts/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly/72Q4g6jQ">There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly</a></i>. </p>