William bartlett bill peet was an american childrens book illustrator and a story writer and. When he catches word that he will be permanently retired, he decides to run away, only to find himself in more trouble and disrepair than before. While a little long for smaller children, peet s books are great for those that can read that arent quite up to chapter books. When he heard he was going to the scrap yard, he decided to take a trip. Progress forces smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a n. Reading books and stories for kids childrens books hmh books. After bill had several books published, he quit his job at disneys to devote all his time to writing and illustrating childrens. You and your children will certainly join the ranks of peet fans once you have treated yourselves to one of his clever books. Embarking on a new career, peet eventually wrote and illustrated over 30 books, receiving many awards and much recognition.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Peet joined disney in 1937 and worked first on snow white and the seven dwarfs 1937 near the end of its production. All of bill peets books published by houghton mifflin company, including his first book for children published in 1959, huberts hairraising adventure, remain actively in print today. For a war horse, clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isnt brave, he can at least act brave. Smokey by bill peet 1983, paperback, reprint for sale. All of bill peets books published by houghton mifflin company. Encore for eleanor by bill peet sandpiper 1981 good vintage softcover. May 30, 2012 by bill peet see similar books arranged for easy navigation at. He joined disney in 1937 and worked on the jungle book, song of the south, cinderella, one hundred and one dalmatians, the sword in the stone, goliath ii, sleeping beauty, peter pan, alice in wonderland, dumbo, pinocchio, fantasia, the three caballeros, snow white and the seven dwarfs, and other stories.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Buy the paperback book smokey by bill peet at indigo. Tlsbooks has made some fun activities to accompany various bill peet books. Told in such excellent, freeswinging verse and illustrated with such vigorous and funny pictures that it outranks most of its predecessors. Smokey is an old steam engine who has served for many years, but now spends most days in the back of the trainyard. Progress forces smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a new way to. Smokey by bill peet 0395349249 9780395349243 discover books.
A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. In 1989 he won the caldecott honor book award for bill peet. Bill peets adoration of trains is certainly evident in this loving tale about a little switching engine who changes tracks in life. Smokey is one of my two alltime favorite books from childhood the other is dr. Bill peet was the author of 34 books published by houghton mifflin. See all books authored by bill peet, including the caboose who got loose, and cyrus the unsinkable sea serpent, and more on. My father fell in love with steam engines and trains when he was a child. Progress forces smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a new way to help people. Bill peet was an american childrens book illustrator and a story writer for disney studios. Huberts hairraising adventure 1959 goliath ii 1959 huge harold 1961 smokey 1962 the pinkish, purplish, bluish egg 1963 ella 1964 randys dandy lions 1964 chester the worldly pig 1965 kermit the hermit 1965 capyboppy 1966. Bill peet s first book was huberts hairraising adventure published in 1959, the same year walt disney published goliath ii, a story written and illustrated by bill.
Smokey has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. As he himself noted, i write about animals because i love to. Find great deals on ebay for bill peet books and bill peet books lot. In the end, this is not the strongest outing for peet, but as this is only his third book, hes still an artistauthor finding his footing. Bill peet s adoration of trains is certainly evident in this loving tale about a little switching engine who changes tracks in life. Unfollow bill peet books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Pdf download smokey by bill peet free epub bill peet. This fun story tells the story of smokey and old track tester destined for the train. Share timeless reading books with your family and discover popular new stories with childrens books from hmh. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
An autobiography, was named a 1989 caldecott honor book. We ordered this book for our grandchildren, as a christmas present. Smokey by bill peet 1983, hardcover, prebound for sale. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. I love the illustrations in this bill peet book especially read more. Books of the week june 2010 encore for eleanor, vintage childrens book, bill peet see more. As you can plainly see, i am a huge fan of this talented writer and illustrator. By bill peet see similar books arranged for easy navigation at. Bill peet has 39 books on goodreads with 37191 ratings. January 29, 1915 may 11, 2002 was an american childrens book illustrator and a story writer and animator for walt disney animation studios. Smokey worked in a railroad yard and never got to travel like other locomotives. All of bill peet s books published by houghton mifflin company, including his first book for children published in 1959, huberts hairraising adventure, remain actively in print today. We have been reading so many good, good, good books lately. My wife was a school childrens librarian for 27 years and found that the kids loved the bill peet books.
With surprise endings, eloquent poetic prose, humor, and capturing illustrations, peet became known as one of the three most famous childrens. At walt disney, where bill peet worked for 27 years, he was a key participant in the production of classic films such as fantasia, sleeping beauty, alice in wonderland, peter pan, and 101 dalmatians for which he was not only an artist, but the screenwriter as well. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Smokey worked in a railroad yard and never got to travel like other.