Bill Peet

The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.

An Autobiography

The Wump World

Tired of always being jerked and jolted along the tracks in last place, Katy Caboose devises a clever plan for solving all of her travel woes.

The Caboose who Got Loose

Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent

Countdown to Christmas

A zebra named Zella adopts and cares for a baby ostrich, who has hatched all alone. When Zella gives birth to a rather awkward baby, the now-grown ostrich saves the zebra colt from a lion and protects him until he is on his own.

Zella, Zack and Zodiac

A kindly dragon, with an aversion to killing insects for dinner, grows into a monster as a result of his vegetarian diet

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head

When Prewitt's tail feathers grow to resemble a monstrous face, the other peacocks banish him from the flock.

The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock

Only Myrtle is prepared to love the animal from the pinkish, purplish, bluish egg

The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg

A clever parable built on the subject of pollution and the waste of natural resources.

A once-proud lion becomes so decrepit he must take his turn eating with the lowly vultures he despises

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely.

Cowardly Clyde

Huge Harold

Farewell to Shady Glade

Kermit the Hermit was a greedy, gabby crab until he found a better way of living.

Kermit the Hermit

Many creatures are helped when two animals refuse to conform to the laws of the jungle.

The Ant and the Elephant

Wishing to be a bird, a little boy learns that there are benefits and drawbacks to every condition and that being a little boy may be the best of all. "A great favorite of young readers, for very good reasons, Peet is at his most inventive and astonishing best in his new book." -- Publishers Weekly

The Luckiest One of All

Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo. "A tender and funny fantasy, sure to be as popular as his previous books, some twenty-five award winners." -- Publishers Weekly

Encore for Eleanor

A proud but decrepit lion learns a lesson about friendship from the vultures he despises.

Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo.

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