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William Pène du Bois
(1916 - 1993)
William Pène du Bois was an American author and illustrator. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by The Viking Press. From 1953 to 1960, he worked with George Plimpton as the Art Editor for The Paris Review.
He died of a stroke on February 5, 1993, in Nice, France.
Bibliography
The Sick Day (1979)
When Emily is sick her father takes care of her and she returns the favor.
Author(s):
Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
S.O.S. Geneva (1939)
Three young children whose homes have been destroyed when the Danube River floods, make their way to Geneva to get help from the United Nations.
Author(s):
Richard Plant
Oskar Seidlin
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Squirrel Hotel (1952)
The author meets an elderly man at the park who is presenting a performance of his Bee Orchestra and learns about the Squirrel Hotel. Have you seen it?
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Story Parade A Collection of Modern Stories for Boys and Girls (1936)
This story collection includes ‘The Brave Automobiles’ by Antonio Robles with illustrations by William Pène du Bois.
Story Parade Yellow Book (1939)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
The Three Little Pigs (1962)
This is a delightful retelling of the story of the three little pigs in verse.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Three Policemen or, Young Bottsford of Farbe Island (1938)
The ingenuity of ten-year-old Bottsford enables the three clownish policemen of an isolated idyllic isle to catch thieves who have been stealing the islanders’ fish and fishing nets.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Three Policemen or, Young Bottsford of Farbe Island (1960)
The ingenuity of ten-year-old Bottsford enables the three clownish policemen of an isolated idyllic isle to catch thieves who have been stealing the islanders’ fish and fishing nets.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Tiger in the Teapot (1968)
When Mama finds a Tiger in the teapot, no one knows what to do. Josie finally finds a solution satisfactory to everyone.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Betty Yurdin
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Topsy Turvy Emperor of China (1971)
Author(s):
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Twenty and Ten (1964)
During the Occupation of France by the Germans in World War II, twenty children at a Catholic school hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis.
Author(s):
Claire Huchet Bishop
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Twenty-One Balloons (1948)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Unfriendly Book (1974)
Bertha and Judy are best friends. Or are they?
Author(s):
Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
We Came A-Marching … 1, 2, 3 (1978)
Here is a counting rhyme in one dozen languages.
Author(s):
Mildred Hobzek
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Where’s Gomer? (1974)
The Ark is ready to sail but Noah’s grandson Gomer is nowhere to be found.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Norma Farber
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
William’s Doll (1972)
William’s father gives him a train set, but only his grandmother understands why he wants a doll.
Read online at archve.org.
Author(s):
Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Witch of Scrapfaggot Green (1948)
The twins are fascinated when a big American bulldozer visits their small English village, but when she digs up the witch amazing things begin to happen.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Patricia Gordon
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Young Visiters, or Mr Salteena’s Plan (1951)
This Victorian novel was written by its author at the age of nine and became a bestseller when first published in 1919.
Author(s):
Daisy Ashford
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois