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Author and illustrator. Eastman, a protégé and colleague of Theodor Geisel (pen name Dr. Seuss), wrote many books for children in his own distinct style. He worked with the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series. His titles include: Are You My Mother?
Learn about the life and work of P. D. Eastman, the creator of beloved books like Are You My Mother? and Go, Dog. Go!. Find out how he started as an animator, met Dr. Seuss, and became a freelance writer and storyboard artist.
THE ALPHABET BOOK. ARE YOU MY MOTHER? THE BEST NEST. BIG DOG…LITTLE DOG. FLAP YOUR WINGS. GO, DOG. GO! I’LL TEACH MY DOG 100 WORDS. ROBERT THE ROSE HORSE.
Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman (November 25, 1909 – January 7, 1986) was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. Eastman was born in Amherst, Massachusetts to Clarence Willis and Ann Hull (Dey) Eastman.
As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. A protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.
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- January 6, 1986
- November 25, 1909
P.D. Eastman has 63 books on Goodreads with 646874 ratings. P.D. Eastman’s most popular book is Are You My Mother?.
P. D. Eastman was an author and illustrator who created many children’s books, including Are You My Mother?; Go, Dog. Go!; and The Best Nest. Trained at the National Academy of Design, he published his first Beginner Book, Sam and the Firefly, in 1958.
