(previous entries in this series are here.) The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg (1963) introduces us to a new theme in Peet’s work: the empty ...

(previous entries in this series are here.) Following on from 1961’s Huge Harold is Smokey, which was published in 1962. Smokey has some of ...

(previously in this series: Goliath II) I’m correcting the chronology, finally. The second book I covered, Ella, was out of place by a ...

(previously in this series: Ella) Well, three books in and I’ve already screwed up the chronology. I think I’ve got it all sorted ...

(previously in this series: Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure) Continuing our journey through the career of Bill Peet, we pick up Ella (1964) this week. ...

If I had to pick a single favorite children’s author/illustrator, it would undoubtedly be Bill Peet. Since I was a kid, I’ve been ...