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About the Author

Bill Peet was born William Bartlett Peed on January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana. He graduated from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. In 1937, he began his artistic career at Walt Disney Studios. While there, he worked on several feature films including Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, show more Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. He was both an artist and the screenwriter for several films including Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, and Sword in the Stone. While working at Disney, he also wrote his own children's books and eventually left to become a full-time writer. His first book, Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure, was published in 1955. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated 35 children's books including The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg; The Whingdingdilly; Chester the Worldly Pig; and Luckiest One of All. His book, Bill Peet: An Autobiography, was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1989. He died on May 11, 2002 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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The Sword in the Stone (Disney)

Works by Bill Peet

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The Wump World (1970) 1,166 copies

The Caboose Who Got Loose (1971) 1,083 copies

The Ant and the Elephant (1980) 825 copies

101 Dalmatians [1961 film] (1961) — Writer — 764 copies

Chester the Worldly Pig (1978) 743 copies

Capyboppy (1976) 722 copies

The Sword in the Stone [1963 film] (1963) — Screenwriter — 637 copies

Bill Peet: An Autobiography (1989) 632 copies

Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent (1975) 620 copies

The Whingdingdilly (1970) 615 copies

Kermit the Hermit (1965) 595 copies

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head (1971) 569 copies

Big Bad Bruce (1977) 485 copies

Farewell to Shady Glade (1966) 437 copies

Cowardly Clyde (1979) 430 copies

The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock (1972) 397 copies

Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure (1959) 314 copies

Huge Harold (1974) 311 copies

Buford the Little Bighorn (1967) 302 copies

The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg (1963) 296 copies

Cock-a-Doodle Dudley (1990) 278 copies

Randy's Dandy Lions (1964) 263 copies

Smokey (1962) — Author — 237 copies

Ella (1964) 225 copies

Zella, Zack and Zodiac (1986) 219 copies

Jennifer and Josephine (1967) 214 copies

Lambert the Sheepish Lion (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) (1970) — Illustrator — 208 copies

Eli (1978) 186 copies

The Gnats of Knotty Pine (1975) 170 copies

No Such Things (1983) 161 copies

Merle the High Flying Squirrel (1974) 147 copies

Fly Homer Fly (1969) 142 copies

Pamela Camel (1984) 142 copies

The Luckiest One of All (1982) 136 copies

Encore For Eleanor (1981) 128 copies

The Kweeks of Kookatumdee (1985) 118 copies

Jethro and Joel Were a Troll (1795) 97 copies

The Three Caballeros [1944 film] (1944) — Writer — 65 copies

Countdown to Christmas (1972) 64 copies

Mickey and the Beanstalk [1947 short film] (1947) — Screenwriter — 29 copies

Goliath II (1959) 13 copies

Disney Animation Collection Volume 3: The Prince And The Pauper and 4 short films — Writer — 12 copies

Lambert, The Sheepish Lion (Disneyland Record and Book #351) (1970) 11 copies

What the Painter Sees (1996) 4 copies

A Knight for a Day [1946 short film] (1946) — Screenwriter — 3 copies

Der Dingdongdilli 3 copies

Lambert the Sheepish Lion [1952 short film] (1952) — Screenwriter — 3 copies

Bjørnen Bisse (1991) 2 copies

Bill Peet( An Autobiography)[BILL PEET][Paperback] 2 copies

Vår vän Capy (1985) 1 copy

Het manenavontuur van Hubert de Leeuw 1 copy

Le grand voyage (Mes albums Milan) (2014) 1 copy

Kære gamle julemand (1989) 1 copy

Cirkuselefanten Ella stikker af (1982) 1 copy

Karoline og Katinka (1977) 1 copy

Historien om julemandens sæk (1980) 1 copy

Soup 1 copy

The Little House [1952 short film] (1952) — Screenwriter — 1 copy

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Associated Works

Cinderella [1950 film] (1950) — Author — 1,034 copies

Alice in Wonderland [1951 film] (1951) — Screenwriter — 874 copies

Dumbo [1941 film] (1941) — Screenwriter — 758 copies

So Dear to My Heart [1948 film] (1949) — Writer — 43 copies

Call of the Yukon [1938 film] — Screenwriter — 4 copies

Susie the Little Blue Coupe [1952 short film] (1952) — Original story — 1 copy

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Legal name: Peet, William Bartlett
Birthdate: 1915-01-29
Date of death: 2002-05-11
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Grandview, Indiana, USA
Place of death: Studio City, California, USA
Places of residence: Grandview, Indiana, USA
California, USA
Education: John Herron Art Institute
Arsenal Technical High School
Occupations: animator
illustrator
screenwriter
children's book author
Organizations: Walt Disney Studios

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The Sword in the Stone

According to legend, only someone with the purest character and inner strength can pull the enchanted sword from the stone and claim the throne of England. Armed with newfound confidence and the power of friendship, a young orphan named Wart discovers his destiny and learns, with the help of the wizard Merlin, the best magic is the kind found inside the soul.

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Farewell To Shady Glade by Bill Peet

A raccoon and his other wildlife friends must leave Shady Glade because the bulldozers are coming. They set off to find another Shady Glade.

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PlumfieldCH | 6 other reviews | Nov 29, 2023 |

The Wump World by Bill Peet

2023 - 1970’s Immersion Reading Challenge

The Wumpy World by Bill Peet (1970) 44 pages.

READING LEVEL: 5.3 AR POINTS: 0.5

I’m starting the new year off with 6 Bill Peet children’s books from the ‘70s. These will all be donated to Bridge City Elementary School

Putting aside today’s political scam on “climate change” to coerce a move towards a one world government, this book actually does show the truth about humans and our destructive ways here on earth…except this takes place on Wump World.

The author should have devoted more than one page about the cute little Wumps and their carefree life before the Pollutians from Pollutus came and destroyed everything so kids can connect and really feel sorry for them. Otherwise, a good little story.… (more)

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Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet

2023 - 1970’s Immersion Reading Challenge

Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet (1975) 46 pages.

READING LEVEL: 4.6 AR POINTS: 0.5

What kid wouldn’t enjoy a sweet little sea serpent adventure story?

After being called a sissy by a shark, Cyrus decides to prove him wrong and makes plans to sink a ship and have a little fun with the passengers. But, when a ship full of poor people seeking their fortune come upon a few troubles at sea, Cyrus takes heart and decides to save them and even helps to fulfill their journey.… (more)

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