P.D. Eastman

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born

in Amherst, Massachusetts, The United States

November 25, 1909

died

January 06, 1986

gender

male

website

http://www.pdeastmanbooks.com/

genre

Children's Books

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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.

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P.D. Eastman's Books

Average rating: 4.09 · 112,219 ratings · 2,206 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors

	Are You My Mother? 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 65,632 ratings — published 1960 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Go, Dog. Go! 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 30,379 ratings — published 1961 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Nest 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 4,477 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam and the Firefly 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,557 ratings — published 1958 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Dog...Little Dog 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 986 ratings — published 1973 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flap Your Wings 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1969 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alphabet Book (Bright & Early Board Books) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat In The Hat Dictionary by P.D. Eastman, Dr. Seuss 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 1964 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red, Stop! Green, Go!: An Interactive Book of Colors 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam and Gus Light Up the Night! (Bright & Early Playtime Books) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Everything Happens to Aaron (2 books)
by P.D. Eastman
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Quotes by P.D. Eastman

“You are not my mother. You are a scary Snort!”
― P.D. Eastman, Are You My Mother?

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“It's a party. A big Dog Party.”
― P.D. Eastman

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