Peter Spier books

These are hilarious picture books with almost no words at all. The Christmas book shows every step of Christmas from baking, wrapping presents, trimming the tree, decorating with lights, stores with shoppers and then the kitchen at the end of Christmas day and the Christmas tree lot at the end of the season. Each time you “read” the book you’ll make new discoveries as you scan the illustrations.

Peter Spier was born in The Netherlands in 1927. His drawing ability was greatly influenced by his father who was a journalist and illustrator. At age eighteen he decided to attend an art school in Amsterdam in hopes of making a career for himself in art. Later he moved to New York where he began illustrating children’s books. In 1953 he illustrated his first book, Cocoa by Margaret Otto. He has illustrated over 150 books for other authors. In 1961 he wrote and illustrated The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night. Since that time, he has written and illustrated more than fourteen children’s books of his own.

Two of his books have received the Caldecott Honor Award, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night and Noah’s Ark.

Other titles include:

• The Book of Jonah;
• Erie Canal;
• Big Trucks,
• Little Trucks;
• Fast Cars, Slow Cars;
• Here come the Fire Trucks;
• Trucks that Dig and Dump;
• Island City - Adventures in Old New York;
• Rain;
• Star-Spangled Banner;
• Bill’s Service Station;
• Firehouse;
• Food Market;
• My School;
• The Pet Store;
• The Toy Shop; and
• We the People – The Constitution of the United States.

Peter Spier and his wife live on Long Island where he continues to write.

Click this link to see all of the books that Peter has written