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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?
P. D. Eastman. Philip Dey Eastman (1909 – 1986) was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, graduating from Amherst College in 1933. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and in 1936 moved to Los Angeles to work at the Walt Disney Studios.
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.
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.
Born on November 25, 1909, in Amherst, Massachusetts, he began his career in the 1930s working in production design and story, first at Walt Disney Studios and later at Warner Brothers Cartoons.
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.
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.
