He died on July 24, 2000, at his home in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 83. He wrote over thirty children's books, selling over a million copies.
He was an editor for Humpty Dumpty Magazine and an executive editor for Parents Magazine Press before becoming an instructor and the Dean of Faculty for the Institute of Children's Literature in Connecticut.
Tresselt grew up in Passaic and graduated from Passaic High School in 1934. One of his most popular books was his retelling of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslava Mills. His picture book White Snow, Bright Snow (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) received the Caldecott Medal. Alvin Tresselt (September 30, 1916, Passaic, New Jersey – July 24, 2000) was a graphic designer and American children's book author.
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