The author of this book, American Bill Pete, is not only a recognized classic of children's literature, but also a true legend of the Disney animation studio. Cartoons in the creation of which Bill Peet took an active part as an artist and screenwriter in the 1930s-1960s - "Dumbo", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Pinocchio", "Alice in Wonderland", "Peter Pan", " 101 Dalmatians" are known to everyone and entered the golden fund of world animation, and children's fairy tales, written and illustrated by him, have been published in different languages around the world for more than half a century.
Bill Peet is one of those wise and subtle storytellers to whom the world owes good people, because with his stories he knows how to educate humanity cheerfully and without edification. The main characters of his books are all kinds of animals: dogs, cats, horses, piglets, bears, lions, and sometimes incredibly cute fantastic creatures invented by the author. Bill Peet endows each character with a bright personality, expressive facial expressions and special expression, so that when you flip through the book, the characters on the pages seem to come to life, like in a real cartoon.
The book "Cowardly Clyde" includes three fairy tales: "Cowardly Clyde", "The Elephant and the Ant", "Cyrus the Sea Serpent".
Author: Bill Peet
Pages: 144 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 283x216x18 mm
