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Bill Peet. William Bartlett Peet ( né Peed; [1] January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios . Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) near the end of its production.
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.
Bill Peet books are valued by teachers, parents and librarians because they instill of love of reading in children. They make reading fun. All of his books are on the accelerated reader book list. Click on the images below to learn more about his books, listed in alphabetical order.
Bill Peet had submitted to his publisher a rough draft of the story of his experience at Disney studios, tentatively titled Walt and WE, which stood for Walter Elias (Disney). The publisher suggested Bill expand this story to include more about his life, so he combined all of these efforts into his autobiography.
Feb 10, 2019 · Updated on February 10, 2019. As well known as Bill Peet became for his children's books, Peet was even more well known for his work at Walt Disney Studios as an animator and writer for major Disney movies.
Bill Peet was born on 29 January 1915 in Grandview, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Dumbo (1941). He was married to Margaret Brunst. He died on 11 May 2002 in Studio City, California, USA.
Bill Peet has 46 books on Goodreads with 45994 ratings. Bill Peet’s most popular book is Capyboppy.
