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Happy 80th, Peter Parnall! (Artist/illustrator: "Annie and the Old One" by Miska Miles, 1971)
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He lives in Waldoboro, Maine.
He's illustrated books by Jean Craighead George, Peggy Parish, Aileen Fisher, George Mendoza, Jan Wahl, Margaret Hodges, Jane Yolen, Mary Ann Hoberman, Byrd Baylor, and Keith Robertson.
He wrote books from 1973 to 1993 as well.
Not to be confused with the 62-year-old playwright and children's writer Peter Parnell (note the "e").
From "Contemporary Authors":
"Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Baylor was named a Caldecott Medal Honor Book in 1977."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Parnall
Excerpt:
"Peter Parnall was born in Syracuse, New York on May 23, 1936. He was raised in a little town called Willow Springs in the Mojave Desert. He went to Cornell in 1954 because he wanted to become a veterinarian, but got pneumonia and failed his freshman mid-terms. After leaving Cornell he went west to train horses. When his father's birthday came around he drew him a picture of a horse. His father hung it on the wall and told him he should go back to school for art. He attended the Pratt Institute for two years, until he got bored and left. He had a freelance advertising business (with clients including Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe), which he enjoyed but eventually 'got tired of convincing people they should buy stuff they don’t need.'
"He has illustrated over eighty books written by others and has authored and self-illustrated several books of his own, often studies of habitats. His favorite medium is pen and ink of subjects from the natural world. Many of his works have been separately published in limited editions as signed and numbered prints."
http://www.greenwichworkshop.com/parnall/
(includes photo)
Excerpt:
"...Born in Syracuse, he moved to California, Texas, New Jersey and finally Maine. Parnall is easygoing, quick and perceptive but when the talk turns to art, he becomes serious. 'I feel good about my work. But I have very few feelings toward work I’ve done . . . only toward work I’m about to do. It should always be somewhat experimental; if it isn’t, then nothing is being created. To continue with an existing style, in my case, is to stagnate. I have to invent something new.' "
https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+parnall&biw=1280&bih=913&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFyIL4wvDMAhWJbSYKHex3CkUQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1
(artwork)
https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+parnall&biw=1280&bih=913&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFyIL4wvDMAhWJbSYKHex3CkUQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=peter+parnall+books
(book covers)
http://www.coldsplinters.com/?s=peter+parnall+
(quite a few blog posts about Parnall)
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=19891201&id=FgggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OGUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,424036&hl=en
(1989 article about Parnall)
https://www.google.com/#q=peter+parnall&tbm=vid
(videos about his books)
https://vimeo.com/81138851
(video of Parnall)
Writings
SELF-ILLUSTRATED
The Mountain, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1971.
The Great Fish, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1973.
Alfalfa Hill, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975.
A Dog's Book of Birds, Scribner (New York, NY), 1977.
The Daywatchers, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1984.
Winter Barn, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1986.
Apple Tree, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1987.
Feet, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1988.
Quiet, Morrow (New York, NY), 1989.
Cats from Away, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1989.
The Woodpile, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1990.
The Rock, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.
Marsh Cat, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.
Stuffer, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1992.
Water Pup, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993.
ILLUSTRATOR
Hal Borland, Beyond Your Doorstep, Knopf (New York, NY), 1962.
Wayne Short, The Cheechakoes, Random House (New York, NY), 1964.
Eunice de Chazneau, Of Houses and Cats, Random House (New York, NY), 1965.
Mary Francis Shura, A Tale of Middle Length, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1966.
Elizabeth Griffen, A Dog's Book of Bugs, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1967.
Sheila Moon, Knee-Deep in Thunder, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1967.
William O. Douglas, A Farewell to Texas, McGraw, 1967.
Harold E. Burtt, The Psychology of Birds, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1967.
Edward Cecil (pseudonym of Cecil Maiden), Malachi Mudge, McGraw, 1967.
Frank Lee DuMond, Tall Tales of the Catskills, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1968.
Jean Craighead George, The Moon of the Wild Pigs, Crowell, 1968.
Murray Goodwin, Underground Hideaway, Harper (New York, NY), 1968.
Walt Morey, Kavik the Wolf Dog, Dutton (New York, NY), 1968.
Patricia Coffin, The Gruesome Green Witch, Walker, 1969.
Miska Miles, Apricot ABC, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1969.
Peggy Parish, A Beastly Circus, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1969.
Aileen Fisher, But Ostriches, Crowell, 1970.
George Mendoza, The Inspector, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970.
Jan Wahl, Doctor Rabbit, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1970.
Cora Annett, When the Porcupine Moved In, F. Watts, 1971.
Angus Cameron, The Nightwatchers, Four Winds Press, 1971.
George Mendoza, Big Frog, Little Pond, McCall, 1971.
George Mendoza, Moonfish and Owl Scratchings, Grosset, 1971.
Miska Miles, Annie and the Old One, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1971.
Jan Wahl, The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1971.
Margaret Hodges, The Fire Bringer, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1972.
Jane Yolen and Barbara Green, The Fireside Song Book of Birds and Beasts, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1972.
Mary Anderson, Emma's Search for Something, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1973.
Kent Durden, Gifts of an Eagle, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1972.
Mary Ann Hoberman, A Little Book of Little Beasts, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
Laurence P. Pringle, Twist, Wiggle, and Squirm: A Book about Earthworms, Crowell, 1973.
Miriam Schlein, The Rabbit's World, Four Winds Press, 1973.
Josephine Johnson, Seven Houses, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
Byrd Baylor, Everybody Needs a Rock, Scribner (New York, NY), 1974.
Berniece Freschet, Year on Muskrat Marsh, Scribner (New York, NY), 1974.
Keith Robertson, Tales of Myrtle the Turtle, Viking (New York, NY), 1974.
Byrd Baylor, The Desert Is Theirs, Scribner (New York, NY), 1975.
Sally Carrighar, The Twilight Seas, Weybright & Talley, 1975.
Millard Lampell, The Pig with One Nostril, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975.
Alice Schick, The Peregrine Falcons, Dial Press (New York, NY), 1975.
Byrd Baylor, Hawk, I'm Your Brother, Scribner (New York, NY), 1976.
Victor B. Scheffer, A Natural History of Marine Mammals, Scribner (New York, NY), 1976.
Byrd Baylor, The Way to Start a Day, Scribner (New York, NY), 1977.
(With Virginia Parnall) Anna Michel, Little Wild Chimpanzee, Pantheon (New York, NY), 1978.
William Humphrey, The Spawning Run, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1979.
(With Virginia Parnall) Michel, Little Wild Elephant, Pantheon (New York, NY), 1979.
Byrd Baylor, Your Own Best Secret Place, Scribner (New York, NY), 1979.
Byrd Baylor, The Other Way to Listen, Scribner (New York, NY), 1980.
Byrd Baylor, If You Are a Hunter of Fossils, Scribner (New York, NY), 1980.
Naomi John, Roadrunner, Dutton (New York, NY), 1980.
Byrd Baylor, Desert Voices, Scribner (New York, NY), 1981.
Terry Williams, Between Cattails, Scribner (New York, NY), 1985.
Byrd Baylor, I'm in Charge of Celebrations, Scribner (New York, NY), 1986.
Jean Chapman, compiler, Cat Will Rhyme with Hat: A Book of Poems, Scribner (New York, NY), 1986.
Byrd Baylor, The Table Where Rich People Sit, Scribner (New York, NY), 1994.
Lenona.
He's illustrated books by Jean Craighead George, Peggy Parish, Aileen Fisher, George Mendoza, Jan Wahl, Margaret Hodges, Jane Yolen, Mary Ann Hoberman, Byrd Baylor, and Keith Robertson.
He wrote books from 1973 to 1993 as well.
Not to be confused with the 62-year-old playwright and children's writer Peter Parnell (note the "e").
From "Contemporary Authors":
"Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Baylor was named a Caldecott Medal Honor Book in 1977."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Parnall
Excerpt:
"Peter Parnall was born in Syracuse, New York on May 23, 1936. He was raised in a little town called Willow Springs in the Mojave Desert. He went to Cornell in 1954 because he wanted to become a veterinarian, but got pneumonia and failed his freshman mid-terms. After leaving Cornell he went west to train horses. When his father's birthday came around he drew him a picture of a horse. His father hung it on the wall and told him he should go back to school for art. He attended the Pratt Institute for two years, until he got bored and left. He had a freelance advertising business (with clients including Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe), which he enjoyed but eventually 'got tired of convincing people they should buy stuff they don’t need.'
"He has illustrated over eighty books written by others and has authored and self-illustrated several books of his own, often studies of habitats. His favorite medium is pen and ink of subjects from the natural world. Many of his works have been separately published in limited editions as signed and numbered prints."
http://www.greenwichworkshop.com/parnall/
(includes photo)
Excerpt:
"...Born in Syracuse, he moved to California, Texas, New Jersey and finally Maine. Parnall is easygoing, quick and perceptive but when the talk turns to art, he becomes serious. 'I feel good about my work. But I have very few feelings toward work I’ve done . . . only toward work I’m about to do. It should always be somewhat experimental; if it isn’t, then nothing is being created. To continue with an existing style, in my case, is to stagnate. I have to invent something new.' "
https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+parnall&biw=1280&bih=913&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFyIL4wvDMAhWJbSYKHex3CkUQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1
(artwork)
https://www.google.com/search?q=peter+parnall&biw=1280&bih=913&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFyIL4wvDMAhWJbSYKHex3CkUQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=peter+parnall+books
(book covers)
http://www.coldsplinters.com/?s=peter+parnall+
(quite a few blog posts about Parnall)
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=19891201&id=FgggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OGUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,424036&hl=en
(1989 article about Parnall)
https://www.google.com/#q=peter+parnall&tbm=vid
(videos about his books)
https://vimeo.com/81138851
(video of Parnall)
Writings
SELF-ILLUSTRATED
The Mountain, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1971.
The Great Fish, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1973.
Alfalfa Hill, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975.
A Dog's Book of Birds, Scribner (New York, NY), 1977.
The Daywatchers, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1984.
Winter Barn, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1986.
Apple Tree, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1987.
Feet, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1988.
Quiet, Morrow (New York, NY), 1989.
Cats from Away, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1989.
The Woodpile, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1990.
The Rock, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.
Marsh Cat, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.
Stuffer, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1992.
Water Pup, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993.
ILLUSTRATOR
Hal Borland, Beyond Your Doorstep, Knopf (New York, NY), 1962.
Wayne Short, The Cheechakoes, Random House (New York, NY), 1964.
Eunice de Chazneau, Of Houses and Cats, Random House (New York, NY), 1965.
Mary Francis Shura, A Tale of Middle Length, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1966.
Elizabeth Griffen, A Dog's Book of Bugs, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1967.
Sheila Moon, Knee-Deep in Thunder, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1967.
William O. Douglas, A Farewell to Texas, McGraw, 1967.
Harold E. Burtt, The Psychology of Birds, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1967.
Edward Cecil (pseudonym of Cecil Maiden), Malachi Mudge, McGraw, 1967.
Frank Lee DuMond, Tall Tales of the Catskills, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1968.
Jean Craighead George, The Moon of the Wild Pigs, Crowell, 1968.
Murray Goodwin, Underground Hideaway, Harper (New York, NY), 1968.
Walt Morey, Kavik the Wolf Dog, Dutton (New York, NY), 1968.
Patricia Coffin, The Gruesome Green Witch, Walker, 1969.
Miska Miles, Apricot ABC, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1969.
Peggy Parish, A Beastly Circus, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1969.
Aileen Fisher, But Ostriches, Crowell, 1970.
George Mendoza, The Inspector, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970.
Jan Wahl, Doctor Rabbit, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1970.
Cora Annett, When the Porcupine Moved In, F. Watts, 1971.
Angus Cameron, The Nightwatchers, Four Winds Press, 1971.
George Mendoza, Big Frog, Little Pond, McCall, 1971.
George Mendoza, Moonfish and Owl Scratchings, Grosset, 1971.
Miska Miles, Annie and the Old One, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1971.
Jan Wahl, The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1971.
Margaret Hodges, The Fire Bringer, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1972.
Jane Yolen and Barbara Green, The Fireside Song Book of Birds and Beasts, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1972.
Mary Anderson, Emma's Search for Something, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1973.
Kent Durden, Gifts of an Eagle, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1972.
Mary Ann Hoberman, A Little Book of Little Beasts, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
Laurence P. Pringle, Twist, Wiggle, and Squirm: A Book about Earthworms, Crowell, 1973.
Miriam Schlein, The Rabbit's World, Four Winds Press, 1973.
Josephine Johnson, Seven Houses, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1973.
Byrd Baylor, Everybody Needs a Rock, Scribner (New York, NY), 1974.
Berniece Freschet, Year on Muskrat Marsh, Scribner (New York, NY), 1974.
Keith Robertson, Tales of Myrtle the Turtle, Viking (New York, NY), 1974.
Byrd Baylor, The Desert Is Theirs, Scribner (New York, NY), 1975.
Sally Carrighar, The Twilight Seas, Weybright & Talley, 1975.
Millard Lampell, The Pig with One Nostril, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975.
Alice Schick, The Peregrine Falcons, Dial Press (New York, NY), 1975.
Byrd Baylor, Hawk, I'm Your Brother, Scribner (New York, NY), 1976.
Victor B. Scheffer, A Natural History of Marine Mammals, Scribner (New York, NY), 1976.
Byrd Baylor, The Way to Start a Day, Scribner (New York, NY), 1977.
(With Virginia Parnall) Anna Michel, Little Wild Chimpanzee, Pantheon (New York, NY), 1978.
William Humphrey, The Spawning Run, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1979.
(With Virginia Parnall) Michel, Little Wild Elephant, Pantheon (New York, NY), 1979.
Byrd Baylor, Your Own Best Secret Place, Scribner (New York, NY), 1979.
Byrd Baylor, The Other Way to Listen, Scribner (New York, NY), 1980.
Byrd Baylor, If You Are a Hunter of Fossils, Scribner (New York, NY), 1980.
Naomi John, Roadrunner, Dutton (New York, NY), 1980.
Byrd Baylor, Desert Voices, Scribner (New York, NY), 1981.
Terry Williams, Between Cattails, Scribner (New York, NY), 1985.
Byrd Baylor, I'm in Charge of Celebrations, Scribner (New York, NY), 1986.
Jean Chapman, compiler, Cat Will Rhyme with Hat: A Book of Poems, Scribner (New York, NY), 1986.
Byrd Baylor, The Table Where Rich People Sit, Scribner (New York, NY), 1994.
Lenona.
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