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Why Is Bill Peet The Most Notable Hoosier?

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Have you ever wondered who designed 101 Dalmatians? It is the same person who wrote the entire script. Bill Peet was a Disney actor and children's book writer. Bill Peet worked for Disney for 27 years, Walt Disney eventually named him his “chief strongman”. He joined Disney in 1937 and first worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the end of its production. He began as a lowly in-betweener, filling in the details on Donald Duck in an annex building, a job that he grew to despise so much that he threw a fit and stomped back home. “Fortuitously, this tantrum occurred just as he made an impression with character designs he'd submitted for Pinocchio. Instead of being fired, he was transferred to become a storyboard artist. From there, he rose …show more content…

While whimsical, they contained moral lessons about topics such as self-confidence, teamwork, and conflict resolution. Peet was also adamant that children learn how to teach themselves, so his text included difficult words and contextual clues so his readers could piece together the words' meanings without needing to ask for help”. The question to answer is “Is Bill Peet the Most Notable Hoosier”? For everything that he did while he was in Indiana, during World War 1 when he was a child, he spent his time drawing pictures. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, then he went and worked for Walt Disney and self-scripted 2 films and got huge credit for them. Then after he left Walt Disney, he went and started writing children’s books. His biggest hit was his Autobiography, which became a Caldecott Honor Book in 1990. Many parents suggested that his books should be published more frequently, and their kids enjoyed his books. Some of the parents said,” It was a great thrill to discover Bill Peet's books” “What magical life he has led” or even “They made us laugh; they made us cry but mostly they taught us a

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