Who in the World is Bill Peet?
Bill Peet - photo from BillPeet.net
Four Reasons to Love Bill Peet.
* Bill writes cool kid's books in both prose and poetry.
* The stories are engaging and the pictures often humorous.
* Bill did some great work for Walt Disney in Disney's early days.
Just a Few of Bill Peet's Kid's books...
Facts about Bill Peet
~ Bill loved to spend hours in his attic drawing in his sketchbooks.
~ Bill would pretend to be with a group of family members at the train station in order to get close enough to the train engines to study all the intricate details of their design so he could go home and sketch them.
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Links to Bill Peet Info...
- Home page for Bill Peet
- Bill Peet, Walt Disney's greatest story man for 27 years, also wrote and illustrated 36 books for children. Praised by educators because they are fun to read and beautifully illustrated. Some are in verse and every book features a different character.
- Legends of Disney
- Information on Bill Peet's connection with Disney.
- Flak Magazine: In Memoriam: Bill Peet, 05-23-02
- Bill Peet: In memoriam. By Jonathan Linder for Flak Magazine.
What's your favorite Bill Peet book?
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Ella by Bill Peet
Ella the elephant thinks of herself as a famous ci more...1 point
Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet
Bill Peet tells his life story, including his year more...0 points
Buford the Little Bighorn by Bill Peet
Buford's giant horns cause him all sorts of proble more...0 points
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg (Sandpiper Books) by Bill Peet
Everyone in the forest is afraid of Zeke the griff more...0 points
Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet
A little boy saves Kermit from disaster, and the o more...0 points
Cowardly Clyde by Bill Peet
For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but h more...0 points
No Such Things by Bill Peet
Describes in rhyme a variety of fantastical creatu more...0 points
The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet
The elephant is the kindest animal in the jungle, more...0 points
Bill Peet and the Disney Connection
Bill Peet began working for Disney Studios as an apprentice animator in 1937. He had a part in the creation of the Disney animated classics: "Dumbo," "101 Dalmatians", "The Sword in the Stone," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinocchio," "Fantasia," "The Three Caballeros," "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," "Alice in Wonderland," "Sleeping Beauty," "Song of the South" and "The Jungle Book."
Eventually, Bill became the "sole developer" of "101 Dalmatians" and "The Sword in the Stone," "for which he drew the characters, wrote the screenplays and directed the actors´ voice performances." (http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Bill%20Peet)
After almost 30 years with Disney, Bill retired in 1964 and devoted his time to writing and illustrating more than 30 children's books.
(photo from http://www.billpeet.net/PAGES/firstcareer.htm)
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Do your kids enjoy Bill Peet books? Did you read them when you were a kid? Tell us about it!
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mbgphoto Feb 13, 2009 @ 8:29 am | delete
- Fun lens and very interesting.
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MarketPipeline
Feb 12, 2009 @ 8:33 am | delete
- Very well done lens on a great children's lit author and artist.
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