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Learn about the life and career of Bill Peet, who worked on Disney films such as Snow White, Fantasia, and The Jungle Book, and wrote and illustrated many popular children's books. Find out how he developed his artistic style, his themes, and his conflicts with Walt Disney.
Learn about Bill Peet, a prolific and influential creator of children's books and animated films. Discover his legacy, his books and his career at Disney.
Explore the books by Bill Peet, a former Disney animator who wrote and illustrated many popular and award-winning children's books. Learn more about his stories, characters and themes by clicking on the images below.
William Bartlett "Bill" Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Walt Disney Productions. He joined the company in 1937 as an artist initially working on Donald Duck cartoons until he was moved to the story department.
Bill Peet was a writer and animator who worked on several classic Disney films, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Dumbo. He also wrote children's books and left Disney in 1964 due to a disagreement with the studio.
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Learn about the life and work of Bill Peet, a famous children's book author and illustrator who also worked at Disney studios. See his drawings, stories, and sketches from his autobiography, which he wrote and illustrated himself.
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His best-selling work is his 1989 book, Bill Peet: An Autobiography, which won him the Southern California Children’s Book Writer’s medal and was named one of four Caldecott Honor Books. Bill passed away on May 11, 2002, in Studio City, California.