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P.D. Eastman


Born
in Amherst, Massachusetts, The United States
November 25, 1909

Died
January 06, 1986

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Genre
Children's Books


Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. 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.

From 1936 to 1941, Eastman worked at the story department of Walt Disney Productions. From 1941 to 1943 he worked at the story department of Warner Bros. Cartoons. From 1945 to 1952 he worked in the story department of United Productions of America. He contributed to the "Private Snafu" World War II training films, wrote for the animation Mr. Magoo, and the Gerald McBoing-Boing series for UPA. ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 422,744 ratings · 6,840 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors
Are You My Mother?
4.22 avg rating — 251,762 ratings — published 1960 — 94 editions
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Go, Dog. Go!
4.15 avg rating — 95,658 ratings — published 1961 — 84 editions
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The Best Nest
4.21 avg rating — 14,956 ratings — published 1968 — 31 editions
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Big Dog...Little Dog: A Bed...
4.16 avg rating — 7,015 ratings — published 1973 — 46 editions
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Sam and the Firefly
4.18 avg rating — 6,001 ratings — published 1958 — 23 editions
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Flap Your Wings
4.25 avg rating — 1,836 ratings — published 1969 — 24 editions
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The Alphabet Book
4.07 avg rating — 1,885 ratings — published 1974 — 21 editions
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The Cat in the Hat Dictiona...
4.39 avg rating — 1,237 ratings — published 1964 — 32 editions
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The BIG Red Book of Beginne...
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Red, Stop! Green, Go!: An I...
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“You are not my mother. You are a scary Snort!”
― P.D. Eastman & Roy McKee, Are You My Mother?
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“It's a party. A big Dog Party.”
― P.D. Eastman
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“There they go.
Look at those dogs go!
Why are they going fast in those cars?
What are they going to do?
Where are those dogs going?”
― P.D. Eastman, Go, Dog. Go!
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