Author: William Pène Du Bois
Alternate names: William Pene du Bois; William Pe`ne Du Bois; Pene William Du Bois; Du Bois, William Pene, 1916-; William Pene Dubois; William Pene DuBois; William Pène Du Bois; William Pène du Bois; William PeÌne Du Bois; William Pène du Bois; William Sherman "Billy" Pène du Bois; Billy du Bois; William Pene Du Bois; William Penn Dubois; WILLIAM PENE DU BOIS; William Pene. Author Illustrated Du Bois; William Pene Du Bois William Pýýne Du Bois; W. Pene Du Bois; Wiliam Pene du Bois; Pene Du Bois; William Pßene Du Bois
Born: 9 May 1916
Died: 5 February 1993
Bio: William Sherman Pène du Bois[a] (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal. He was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal for illustrating books written by others, and the two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he also wrote.
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