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Peter Spier
(1927 - 2017)
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
Great Furniture Styles, 1660-1830 (1965)
An illustrated history of classic furniture.
Author(s):
Donald D. MacMillan
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1958)
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
Hector the Stowaway Dog: A True Story (1958)
When Hector misses his master's ship, he stows away on another ship to find him.
Author(s):
Kenneth Dodson
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Here and There: One Hundred Poems about Places (1967)
An anthology of poems dealing with places, both real and imaginary.
Author(s):
Elinor Parker
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Hippolyte-Crab King (1956)
A young boy in Trinidad must find a way to make a costume for Carnival.
Author(s):
Joy Anderson
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The History of the Theater (1964)
A short history of the theater based on theater buildings and set design.
Author(s):
Hannelore Marek
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)
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
Island City (1961)
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
Jessica's Journal (1958)
An eleven year old girl recounts her adventures cruising the south Pacific with her family on a fifty foot yacht.
Author(s):
Jessica M. Reynolds
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Jonah (1983)
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
Last Hurdle (1953)
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
The Lions Fed the Tigers (1958)
A mean-spirited tale of bad boys in a small town.
Author(s):
Douglas R. Angus
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1954)
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
The Little Riders (1963)
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
London Bridge is Falling Down (1967)
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
My Antarctic Honeymoon (1956)
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
Mystery of Mont Saint-Michel (1955)
A group of French schoolmates explore the history of the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel.
Author(s):
Michel Rouzé
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Noah (1983)
The story of how Noah took his family and the animals into the ark to save them from the flood. The story is told on fold-out pages with a diorama at the back of the box.
Author(s):
Peter Seymour
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Noah’s Ark (1977)
Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.
Author(s):
Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier