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Peter Potts
Peter Potts' schemes for such things as pulling teeth, completing science projects, and giving parties always go wrong.
- GenresFiction
105 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
About the author
Clifford B. Hicks
39 books8 followersHicks was born in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1920. He graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, then served as a U.S. Marine during World War II, earning the Silver Star. In 1945, he joined the staff of Popular Mechanics magazine, and became a special projects editor in 1963. He wrote the magazine's Do-It-Yourself Materials Guide and edited the Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia.
In 1959, Hicks penned his first children's book, First Boy on the Moon, which was dubbed Best Juvenile Book of the Year by the Friends of American Writers. The next year, he wrote The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, the first of a series of books about a boy who relies on his "Magnificent Brain" to solve problems. The books inspired a pair of two-part Disney television movies: The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974), and The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976).
Hicks wrote one non-fiction children's book, The World Above (1965), which discusses the Earth's atmosphere and the universe beyond. In 1971, he began the Peter Potts series, which follows the misadventures of a small town boy who often gets into trouble "by accident". Hicks also wrote a two-act play, Alvin Fernald, Mayor for a Day (1992), which was based on one of his Alvin Fernald books.
On September 29, 2010, Hicks died at his home in Brevard, North Carolina at the age of 90.
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In 1959, Hicks penned his first children's book, First Boy on the Moon, which was dubbed Best Juvenile Book of the Year by the Friends of American Writers. The next year, he wrote The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, the first of a series of books about a boy who relies on his "Magnificent Brain" to solve problems. The books inspired a pair of two-part Disney television movies: The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974), and The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976).
Hicks wrote one non-fiction children's book, The World Above (1965), which discusses the Earth's atmosphere and the universe beyond. In 1971, he began the Peter Potts series, which follows the misadventures of a small town boy who often gets into trouble "by accident". Hicks also wrote a two-act play, Alvin Fernald, Mayor for a Day (1992), which was based on one of his Alvin Fernald books.
On September 29, 2010, Hicks died at his home in Brevard, North Carolina at the age of 90.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffor...
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November 29, 2022
Read this with my Mom when I was a kid. So hilarious!
September 17, 2019
Very funny, very apt portrayal of boyish behavior.
January 19, 2022
I laughed until I cried. Then I gave it to my mom to read and never saw it again. She said she reads it whenever she needs to laugh.
September 2, 2025
A great children’s collection of short stories about a kid with a vivid imagination whose plans almost all back fire.
August 10, 2026
One of my boys' favorite books. Very funny!
July 20, 2011
quite funny and delightful children's story.
August 6, 2012
I thought this was the funniest book I had ever read when I was younger. Definitely recommend it for children or anyone who wants a good laugh!
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