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Dec 29, 2023 · Several of the ‘Nine Old Men’ of Disney’s brain trust wanted to revive the long dormant Chanticleer the Rooster project, but storyman/concept artist Bill Pete was able to convince Walt to go with The Sword and the Stone instead.
Kermit the Hermit is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet. It was first published in 1965. [1] It tells the story of a greedy crab who collects and hoards all sorts of unnecessary things. Peet said he got the idea for the book from sketching crabs stacked on ice in the sea food display of a supermarket. [2]
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William Bartlett Peet (né Peed; [1] January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) near the end of its production.
Bill Peet books are valued by teachers, parents and librarians because they instill of love of reading in children. They make reading fun. All of his books are on the accelerated reader book list. Click on the images below to learn more about his books, listed in alphabetical order.
Bill Peet, Walt Disney's greatest story man for 27 years, also wrote and illustrated 36 books for children. Praised by educators because they are fun to read and beautifully illustrated. Some are in verse and every book features a different character.
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May 10, 2012 · The late Bill Peet, the veteran Disney storyman turned children's book author/illustrator, talks to John Province in a no-holds-barred interview.
