Illustrator Charles Elmer Martin was born January 12, 1910, in Chelsea, Massachusetts; he died June 18, 1995.
Martin illustrated work for The New Yorker, among other publications. He also illustrated a number of books for young readers, in addition to writing and illustrating children's picture books of his own.
In World War II, he worked for the Office of War Information in North Africa, Italy and France. He headed a mobile leaflet unit as art director, poster designer and political cartoonist for publications air-dropped behind enemy lines.