P.D. Eastman





P.D. Eastman

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

died
January 06, 1986

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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.


Average rating: 4.05 · 58,362 ratings · 1,626 reviews · 24 distinct works
Are You My Mother?
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 35,312 ratings — published 1960 — 28 editions
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Go, Dog. Go!
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 15,797 ratings — published 1961 — 23 editions
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The Best Nest
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 2,003 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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Sam and the Firefly
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 797 ratings — published 1958 — 6 editions
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Big Dog...Little Dog
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 1973 — 22 editions
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Flap Your Wings
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1969 — 8 editions
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The Alphabet Book (Bright &...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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The Cat in the Hat Beginner...
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1964 — 7 editions
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Red, Stop! Green, Go!: An I...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2004
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Sam and Gus Light Up the Ni...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004
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“You are not my mother. You are a scary Snort!”
P.D. Eastman, Are You My Mother?

“It's a party. A big Dog Party.”
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