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| | Pippin Properties, Inc. | Authors/Illustrators | Fred Marcellino | Biography |
 | | All the while, Fred had been interested in children's books, but had never found the perfect project. |
 | | During this time in 1998, Fred was diagnosed with colon cancer; while struggling physically, he not only finished The Trumpet of the Swan, but began a sequel to I, Crocodile titled Arrivederci, Crocodile or See You Later, Alligator. |
 | | Halfway through the finishes, Fred died in July of 2001, to the great sorrow of the entire publishing world. |
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