Tehon served as the
art director at
Dial Books for Young Readers for 32 years, retiring in 2001. A number of the books she worked on received
Caldecott medals and honors including: ''
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Ashanti to Zulu, Moja Means One
, and Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book''. She also worked as a freelance designer for
Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ==References==