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The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock.
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The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock. Hardcover - 1973

by PEET, Bill

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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0395154944 . Illustrated by the author. Tenth printing. Fine in a near fine (one short closed edge tear) dust jacket. .
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  • Title The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock.
  • Author PEET, Bill
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing (
  • Condition Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin,, Boston:
  • Date 1973
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 101003
  • ISBN 9780395154946 / 0395154944
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 8.61 x 0.4 in (25.15 x 21.87 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 720
  • Library of Congress subjects Pride and vanity, Peacocks - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 72007930
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

The other peacocks want Prewitt to move away, then they discover the benefits of his ferocious-looking tail.

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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Media reviews

"An unusual and satisfying fantasy." Publishers Weekly

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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