P. D. Eastman (1909–1986)
Author of Are You My Mother?
About the Author
Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was born on November 25, 1909 in Amherst, Massachusetts. After preparing at Phillips Academy and Williston Academy, he graduated from Amherst College in 1933 and later from the National Academy of Design. From 1936 to 1941, Eastman worked at the story department of Walt show more Disney Productions. From 1941 to 1943 he worked at the story department of Warner Bros. Cartoons. From 1945 to 1952 he worked in the story department of United Productions of America. He contributed to the "Private Snafu" World War II training films, wrote for the animation Mr. Magoo, and the Gerald McBoing-Boing series for UPA. He bacame a protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss). He wrote many books for children such as Go, Dog. Go!, Big Dog....Little Dog and Red Stop! Green Go! His title Are You My Mother? made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. Philip Eastman died on January 7, 1986 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by P. D. Eastman
The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) (1964) 608 copies
The Little Red Box of Bright and Early Board Books (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) (2014) 13 copies
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish / Are You My Mother? [video] (2003) — Contributor — 3 copies
P.G. Eastman's Dog Tales 2 copies
It's A Zoo in Here! 1 copy
Daniel's Duck 1 copy
Flap Your Winges 1 copy
Gros chien...petit chien 1 copy
Are You My Mother Activities 1 copy
The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books — Author — 1 copy
Are You My Mother? / I Can Read with My Eyes Shut / The Ear Book - 3 Book Set (I Can Read It Beginner Books) (2010) 1 copy
The Bird's Nest 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Eastman, Phillip Dey
- Birthdate
- 1909-11-25
- Date of death
- 1986-01-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Cresskill, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Amherst College (B.A.|1933)
National Academy of Design - Occupations
- illustrator
children's book author
screenwriter - Relationships
- Eastman, Peter Anthony (son)
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 36,154
- Popularity
- #515
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 535
- ISBNs
- 302
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 7
Rated "Good" in our old book database by Rod and Adelia