Bill Peet

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Bill Peet (born January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana ; † May 11, 2002 in Studio City, California ; actually William Bartlett Peed ) was an illustrator and story writer for the Disney studios from 1937 to 1964 . In the English-speaking world in particular, he became known for his own children's books. For Walt Disney he worked - partly in the lead - on the cartoons Uncle Remus' Wonderland , Cinderella , 101 Dalmatians , The Witch and the Wizard, as well as on other films and stories. Bill Peet was married with two children, Bill and Stephen.

life and work

Until 1937, before joining Disney, Bill Peet worked for a greeting card company. In 1964, Peet left Disney. After Peet left Disney, he began writing children's books and illustrating by himself. His first book was Hubert's Hair-raising Adventure (1959). In 1988 he published his autobiography , which he also illustrated .

Bill Peet's children's books are lovingly illustrated and are characterized by their creative language. His hopeful stories, whose main characters are often animals, are well suited for children. Often the main characters try their hand at their endeavors successfully - despite initially having little hope of success - or do not let curmudgeon stop them from doing what they want to do or looking for compromises that make everyone happy. Often the stories have a surprising ending.

The language, although written in prose, is very lyrical. It is playful, but not level and, in case of doubt, is explained by the memorable and attractive images.

Bill Peet's children's books are particularly popular and widespread in the English-speaking world. He has received numerous awards, such as the Annie Award .

Peet is often in the same breath as the children's book authors Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak mentioned .

Awards

Works

Published in German-speaking countries

  • Farewell to the peaceful meadow
  • Oh you dear Santa Claus
  • Buffo, the little mountain sheep
  • Bufo, the little big horn
  • The Dingdongdilli / Öller the wonder pig
  • The evil bear Brutus
  • Ella
  • Fly, picko, fly
  • Hubert's hair-raising adventure
  • Jochen and Josephine
  • Our friend Capy
  • Wanda flies to happiness
  • How Drufus the dragon lost his head

Most of the German-language books were published by Carlsen- Verlag.

"A cancer named Paul" is also published by Carlsen Verlag

Published in English-speaking countries

  • The Ant and the Elephant
  • Big Bad Bruce
  • Bill Peet: To Autobiography
  • Buford the Little Bighorn
  • The Caboose Who Got Loose
  • Capyboppy
  • Chester the Worldly Pig
  • Cock-a-Doodle Dudley
  • Cowardly Clyde
  • Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
  • Eli
  • Ella
  • Encore for Eleanor
  • Farewell to Shady Glade
  • Fly, Homer, Fly
  • The Gnats of Knotty Pine
  • 1960: Goliath II
  • How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
  • Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure
  • Huge Harold
  • Jennifer and Josephine
  • Jethro and Joel Were a Troll
  • Kermit the Hermit
  • The Kweeks of Kookatumbdee
  • The Luckiest One of All
  • Merle the High Flying Squirrel
  • No such things
  • Pamela Camel
  • Pearl the High Flying Squirrel
  • The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg
  • Randy's Dandy Lions
  • Smokey
  • The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock
  • The Whingdingdilly
  • The Wump World
  • Zella, Zack, and Zodiac

literature

  • Anne Commire: William Bartlett Peet , in dies .: Something About the Author. Volume 2. Facts and Pictures about Contemporary Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People . Gale Research Book Tower, Detroit 1971, pp. 201-203

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personal data
SURNAME Peet, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES William Bartlett Peed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American draftsman and story writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Grandview, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 2002
Place of death Studio City, California