The Great Geppy

by William Pène du Bois

A red and white striped horse becomes a versatile circus performer when he is sent by a detective firm to investigate a series of robberies at a circus.

Genres: Fiction

92 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1940

About the author

William Pène du Bois 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. As illustrator he was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal.

The Twenty-One Balloons is the work by Pène du Bois that WorldCat reports most widely held in participating libraries, by a wide margin. His other most widely held works are five books written by others, which he illustrated (below), and the two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he also wrote.

From 1953 to 1960, Pène du Bois was art editor of The Paris Review, working alongside founder and editor George Plimpton.

Reviews

[Lobstergirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of the red and white striped talking horse Susagep (that's Pegasus backwards for you slow people), Geppy for short - hired by a detective agency to find a thief at a circus. Fabulous illustrations - the red and white striped Geppy blending into the red and white striped circus tent is worth the price of admission by itself.

[John Barclay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book as a child. The image of a striped horse as a detective was so much fun.

[Gayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

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