Peet, Bill

American author and illustrator of children's books; Caldecott Honor for Bill Peet: An Autobiography in 1990.

From the description of The Whingdingdilly : production material, [1970?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451436

From the description of Cyrus the unsinkable sea serpent : production material, [1975?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494568

From the description of The spooky tail of Prewitt peacock : production material, [1972?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443712

From the description of Papers, 1959-1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62442758

From the description of The caboose who got loose : production material, [1971?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443705

From the description of The gnats of Knotty Pine : production material, 1975?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443707

From the description of How Droofus the dragon lost his head : production material, [1971?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494569

From the description of Hubert's hair-raising adventure : production material, [1959?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451435

From the description of Smokey : production material, [1962?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443710

From the description of Fly, Homer, fly : production material, [1969?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451434

From the description of The ant and the elephant : production material, [1972?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680593

From the description of Kermit the hermit : production material, [1965?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680595

From the description of Farewell to Shady Glade : production material, [1966?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680594

From the description of The wump world : production material, [1970?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680596

From the description of Merle the high flying squirrel : production material, [1974?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406028

From the description of Buford, the little bighorn : production material, [1967?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406027

Bill Peet was born January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institue and later worked as a sketch artist, continuity illustrator and screenwriter at Walt Disney Studios from 1937-1964. During his years at Walt Disney Studios, Bill Peet worked on such classic films as Fantasia, Cinderella,and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. In 1959, he wrote and illustrated Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure, a book for young children that told of what happens when a haughty lion loses his mane. Throughout his long and prolific career, Bill Peet's works have been lauded by critics for their warm animal characters and inventive stories. Critics have praised his books for their detail and action and characters that come to life before the reader's eyes. They also note how his characters evoke laughter and sympathy as misfits yet through their resourcefulness and compassion they are able to succeed. Bill Peet has also been praised for his prose. He uses poetic devices such as alliteration and internal rhyme to relate his stories. Bill Peet has received many awards for his books, including a Caldecott Honor citation in 1990 for Bill Peet: An Autobiography. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 78, pp. 157-162 Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 3rd ed., pp. 771-772.

From the description of Bill Peet Collection 1959-1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 428024650

Bill Peet was born January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institue and later worked as a sketch artist, continuity illustrator and screenwriter at Walt Disney Studios from 1937-1964. During his years at Walt Disney Studios, Bill Peet worked on such classic films as Fantasia, Cinderella, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians . In 1959, he wrote and illustrated Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure, a book for young children that told of what happens when a haughty lion loses his mane. Throughout his long and prolific career, Bill Peet's works have been lauded by critics for their warm animal characters and inventive stories. Critics have praised his books for their detail and action and characters that come to life before the reader's eyes. They also note how his characters evoke laughter and sympathy as misfits yet through their resourcefulness and compassion they are able to succeed. Bill Peet has also been praised for his prose. He uses poetic devices such as alliteration and internal rhyme to relate his stories. Bill Peet has received many awards for his books, including a Caldecott Honor citation in 1990 for Bill Peet: An Autobiography . Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 78, pp. 157-162 Twentieth Century Children's Writers, 3rd ed., pp. 771-772.

From the guide to the Bill Peet Collection, 1959-1975, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])