Wallace Tripp

Wallace Whitney Tripp (born June 26, 1940) is an American illustrator, anthologist and author. He is known for creating anthropomorphic animal characters of emotional complexity and for his great visual and verbal humour. He is one of several illustrators of the Amelia Bedelia series of children's stories. He has illustrated over 40 books.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Tripp grew up in rural New Hampshire and New York. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) where he studied graphic arts. He received a bachelor's degree in education from Keene State College and studied English at the University of New Hampshire. He then taught English for three years until choosing to devote himself full-time to illustration.
The music is Chubby Parker & His Old Time Banjo - King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O, from Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.