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Bill Peet An Autobiography
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Bill Peet An Autobiography Hardcover - 1989

by Peet, Bill

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HMH Books for Young Readers. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0395509327 . Ex-Library; 30 oz.; 190 pages; Ex library HC in protected DJ aged/reading wear heavy spine lean story clean/tight. Bill Peet tells his life story, including his years with Disney, with illustrations on every page. .
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  • Title Bill Peet An Autobiography
  • Author Peet, Bill
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fair in Fair dust jacket
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers, Boston
  • Date 1989
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 34775
  • ISBN 9780395509326 / 0395509327
  • Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.31 x 8.25 x 1.13 in (26.19 x 20.96 x 2.87 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 20th century, Authors, American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88037067
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

Bill Peet tells his life story, including his years with Disney, with illustrations on every page.

From the publisher

Bill Peet was the author of 34 books published by Houghton Mifflin. One of these, BILL PEET: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was named a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book. All of Bill Peet’s books published by Houghton Mifflin Company, including his first book for children published in 1959, HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE, remain actively in print today.

In both his career as an author and illustrator of children’s books and in his work as sketch artist and continuity illustrator at Walt Disney, Bill Peet created a menagerie of memorable characters. As he himself noted, "I write about animals because I love to draw them. Most of my animal characters have human personalities, and some are much like the people I know."

At Walt Disney, where Bill Peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and 101 Dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well.

Bill Peet’s signature style enabled him to create fast-paced stories of fantastical adventure delivered with warmth and laugh-out-loud hilarity. His unfailing humor did not, however, prevent him from addressing such poignant issues as kindness toward others and respect for the environment. Through the exploits of his characters, Peet offered his audience a chance to see themselves and their world through new eyes.

"At some point," Bill Peet once said, "it occurred to me that drawing was something I couldn’t possibly give up, and somehow it must be turned into a profession." He went on to not only fulfill his dream but to introduce generations of young readers to his delightful vision of humor, friendship and compassion.

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"An excellent blend of verbal and visual social history and self-revelation." Kirkus Reviews

About the author

Bill Peet was the author of 34 books published by Houghton Mifflin. One of these, BILL PEET: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was named a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book. All of Bill Peet's books published by Houghton Mifflin Company, including his first book for children published in 1959, HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE, remain actively in print today.

In both his career as an author and illustrator of children's books and in his work as sketch artist and continuity illustrator at Walt Disney, Bill Peet created a menagerie of memorable characters. As he himself noted, "I write about animals because I love to draw them. Most of my animal characters have human personalities, and some are much like the people I know."

At Walt Disney, where Bill Peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and 101 Dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well.

Bill Peet's signature style enabled him to create fast-paced stories of fantastical adventure delivered with warmth and laugh-out-loud hilarity. His unfailing humor did not, however, prevent him from addressing such poignant issues as kindness toward others and respect for the environment. Through the exploits of his characters, Peet offered his audience a chance to see themselves and their world through new eyes.

"At some point," Bill Peet once said, "it occurred to me that drawing was something I couldn't possibly give up, and somehow it must be turned into a profession." He went on to not only fulfill his dream but to introduce generations of young readers to his delightful vision of humor, friendship and compassion.

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