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.
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.
Oskar Seidlin
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?
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.
William Pène du Bois
Antonio Robles
Et al
Lois Lenski
Helen Sewell
Lynd Ward
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Story Parade Yellow Book (1939)
A collection of stories and poems from Story Parade magazine.
William Pène du Bois
Laura E. Richards
Et al
William Pène du Bois
Lois Lenski
Henry C. Pitz
Leonard Weisgard
Kurt Wiese
Et al
The Three Little Pigs (1962)
This is a delightful retelling of the story of the three little pigs in verse.
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.
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.
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.
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Betty Yurdin
The Topsy Turvy Emperor of China (1971)
The evil emperor of China, Cho Cho Shang declared that everything called just and beautiful be called unjust and ugly and everything that is considered mean and hideous be declared fair and lovely. His empress is just as bad and they both of them come to a bad end and are replaced by their son Ling Ling and his bride, Min Lu.
Read online at archive.org.
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.
William Pène du Bois
The Twenty-One Balloons (1948)
Professor William Waterman Sherman left San Francisco on August 15th, 1883 with the intention of flying across the Pacific Ocean. He was picked up three weeks later in the Atlantic Ocean clinging to the wreckage of a platform which had been flown through the air by twenty balloons. His only stop between San Francisco and the Atlantic Ocean was a brief sojourn on the island of Krakatoa, which blew up just after he left it in what is considered to be the most violent eruption of all time.
The Unfriendly Book (1974)
Bertha and Judy are best friends. Or are they?
We Came A-Marching … 1, 2, 3 (1978)
Here is a counting rhyme in one dozen languages.
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.
William’s Doll (1972)
William’s father gives him a train set, but only his grandmother understands why he wants a doll.
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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.
Patricia Gordon
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.
William Pène du Bois