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William Pène Du Bois

William Sherman Pène du Boisa was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal. He was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal for illustrating books written by others, and the two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he also wrote.
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American children's writer and illustrator (1916-1993)

Born 9 May 1916
Died 5 February 1993

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    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1750 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Twenty-One Balloons By William Pene Du Bois, Narrated By John McDonough: Unabridged

    First published in 1997 1 edition
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American children's writer and illustrator (1916-1993)

Born 9 May 1916
Died 5 February 1993
Subjects
Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Bears, fiction, Fantasy, Dogs, Mystery and detective stories, Bears, Detective and mystery stories, Humorous stories, Picture books, Balloons, fiction, Christmas, fiction, Circus, Fairy tales, Folklore, Juvenile literature, Koala, Pigs, fiction, Stories, collectionID:caldecotthonor50, humor, Ability, African Americans
Places
Africa, England, Germany, Krakatoa (Indonesia), The Sky, Wonderland
People
Alice, Bill, Caterpillar, Christopher Robin, Dodo, Dormouse, Duchess, Edward Bear, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), Fish-Footman, Frog-Footman, Gepetto, Gryphon, Hatter, Houghton Furlong, King of Hearts, Knave of Hearts, Llewellyn Pierpont Boopfaddle, Lord Ivan Big Bulk, March Hare, Mary Ann, Mock Turtle, Mouse, Peggy Moffitt, Peter Graves
Time
20th century, Furloy, antigravity

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