作者简介
BillPeetwastheauthorof34bookspublishedbyHoughtonMifflin.Oneofthese,BILLPEET:ANAUTOBIOGRAPHY,wasnameda1989CaldecottHonorBook.AllofBillPeet’sbookspublishedbyHoughtonMifflinCompany,includinghisfirstbookforchildrenpublishedin1959,HUBERT'SHAIR-RAISINGADVENTURE,remainactivelyinprinttoday.Inbothhiscareerasanauthorandillustratorofchildren’sbooksandinhisworkassketchartistandcontinuityillustratoratWaltDisney,BillPeetcreatedamenagerieofmemorablecharacters.Ashehimselfnoted,"IwriteaboutanimalsbecauseIlovetodrawthem.Mostofmyanimalcharactershavehumanpersonalities,andsomearemuchlikethepeopleIknow."AtWaltDisney,whereBillPeetworkedfor27years,hewasakeyparticipantintheproductionofclassicfilmssuchasFantasia,SleepingBeauty,AliceinWonderland,PeterPan,and101Dalmatiansforwhichhewasnotonlyanartist,butthescreenwriteraswell.BillPeet’ssignaturestyleenabledhimtocreatefast-pacedstoriesoffantasticaladventuredeliveredwithwarmthandlaugh-out-loudhilarity.Hisunfailinghumordidnot,however,preventhimfromaddressingsuchpoignantissuesaskindnesstowardothersandrespectfortheenvironment.Throughtheexploitsofhischaracters,Peetofferedhisaudienceachancetoseethemselvesandtheirworldthroughneweyes."Atsomepoint,"BillPeetoncesaid,"itoccurredtomethatdrawingwassomethingIcouldn’tpossiblygiveup,andsomehowitmustbeturnedintoaprofession."Hewentontonotonlyfulfillhisdreambuttointroducegenerationsofyoungreaderstohisdelightfulvisionofhumor,friendshipandcompassion.
