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Peter Spier

Author,Illustrator

(1927 - 2017)

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Peter Spier is a Dutch-born American illustrator and writer who has created more than thirty children’s books.

Peter Spier was the son of Jo Spier, a noted illustrator of children's books.



Bibliography

Frederica: Colonial Fort and Town (1969)

Frederica Colonial Fort and Town Reese Spier 1969 book cover

This is the history of the first colonial settlement in Georgia, on a coastal island.

Author(s): T. R. Reese
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)

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A book of animal sounds.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Golden Guide to Lawns, Trees and Shrubs (1961)

Lawns Trees and Shrubs Strohm Spier 1961 book cover

An illustrated guide to selecting, planting and caring for your lawn and garden.

Author(s): Milton Carleton
Dean Collins
Arnold M. Davis
John Hill
Charles H. Hudson
John L. Strohm
William Weers
Richard D. Westcott
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Great Furniture Styles, 1660-1830 (1965)

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An illustrated history of classic furniture.

Author(s): Donald D. MacMillan
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1958)

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Hans and Gretel’s father has been unable to work. If Hans wins the skating race it will help to support the household. Hans decides to ask the famous brain surgeon if he can help their father.

Author(s): Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Hector the Stowaway Dog: A True Story (1958)

Hector the Stowaway Dog Dodson Spier 1958 book cover

When Hector misses his master's ship, he stows away on another ship to find him.

Author(s): Kenneth Dodson
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Here and There: One Hundred Poems about Places (1967)

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An anthology of poems dealing with places, both real and imaginary. 

Author(s): Elinor Parker
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Hippolyte-Crab King (1956)

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A young boy in Trinidad must find a way to make a costume for Carnival.

Author(s): Joy Anderson
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)

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A collection of sea chanteys and salt-water rhymes accompanies the story of the first voyage of La Jeune Francaise from Honfleur, France to New York, Dartmouth and home again.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Island City (1961)

Island City Davis Spier 1961 book cover

The author tells the history of New York City through a series of short stories about the adventures of young people through the centuries.

Author(s): Lavinia Riker Davis
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Jonah (1983)

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The story of Jonah is told on fold-out pages, with a diorama at the back of the box.

Author(s): Peter Seymour
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Last Hurdle (1953)

Last Hurdle (1953) book cover

Twelve-year-old Kathy turns a twenty-dollar, half-dead nag into a first-class jumper with hard work, determination, and the encouragement of her younger brother Ned.

Author(s): Frieda Brown
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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The Lions Fed the Tigers (1958)

Lions Fed the Tigers Angus Spier 1958 book cover

A mean-spirited tale of bad boys in a small town.

Author(s): Douglas R. Angus
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1954)

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Son of an American mother and an English father, Cedric is called to England by his somewhat irascible grandfather to be his heir.

Author(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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The Little Riders (1963)

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Eleven year old Johanna is visiting her grandparents in Holland when the Germans invade and conquer it. She helps her grandfather protect the twelve little riders in the church’s clock tower.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Margaretha Shemin
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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London Bridge is Falling Down (1967)

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London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady!

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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My Antarctic Honeymoon (1956)

My Antarctic Honeymoon Jeanne Darlington book cover

This is the narrative of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. It took place from 1947-48.

Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Jennie Darlington
Jane McIlvaine
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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My School (1981)

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This two-room school is fun!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Mystery of Mont Saint-Michel (1955)

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A group of French schoolmates explore the history of the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel.

Author(s): Michel Rouzé
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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Noah’s Ark (1977)

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Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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