William Pene Dubois
William Pene Dubois was born in 1916 in New Jersey to a family of artists. He later studied art in France, the country where he would die in 1993.
Although his book 21 Balloons became his best known work, he also had a standout career doing illustrations. He illustrated books for such well-known writers as Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Roald Dahl.
He began publishing children's books in the mid-30s before becoming a war correspondent during the second world war. Upon returning home, he wrote and illustrated two books which would earn Caldecott honors in 1952 and 1957: Bear Party and Lion, respectively.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Great Geppy |
Lion |
Bear Circus |
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Peter Graves |
Gentleman Bear |
Squirrel Hotel |
Lazy Thomas Pumpkinhead |
Quest of the Silver Fleece |
Three Little Pigs |
The Giant |
Porko Von Popbutton |
Call Me Bandicoot |
Mother Goose for Christmas |
Bear Party |
The Forbidden Forest |
