Parnall, Peter (1936 - )

Genre: Children's Literature, Illustrator

Peter Parnall was born in Syracuse, NY and raised in Willow Springs, a town in the Mojave Desert. He attended Cornell for a short while, then attended the Pratt Institute studying art for two years. He worked as a free-lance advertiser, then shifted gears and began illustrating and writing children's books.

Selected Bibliography

• Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles (1971)
• A Dog's Book of Birds (1977)
• The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor (1978) A Caldecott Honor Book
• Your Own Best Secret Place by Byrd Baylor (1979)
• The Daywatchers (1984)
• Winter Barn (1986)
• Cat Will Rhyme with Hat: A Book of Poems compiled by Jean Chapman (1986)
• Knee-Deep in Thunder by Sheila Moon (1986)
• Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Byrd Baylor (1986) a Caldecott Honor Book
• Apple Tree (1987)
• Feet! (1988)
• Cats from Away (1989)
• Quiet (1989)
• Woodpile (1990)
• The Rock (1991)
• Marsh Cat (1991)
• Stuffer (1992)
• Water Pup (1993)
• Spaces (1993)
• The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor (1994)
• The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor (1997)