Peter Spier

Peter Spier
Born(1927-06-06)June 6, 1927
Amsterdam, North Holland
DiedApril 27, 2017(2017-04-27) (aged 89)
Port Jefferson, New York
Occupationchildren's writer and illustrator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityDutch and American
EducationRijksakademie in Amsterdam
Notable works
  • Island City: Adventures In Old New York (1961)
  • The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (1961)
  • London Bridge Is Falling Down! (1967), in the Mother Goose Library Series
  • To Market! To Market! (1967)
Notable awardsNoah's Ark won:
  • Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association
  • 1982 National Book Award in the Picture Book category
  • 1978 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

Peter Spier (June 6, 1927 – April 27, 2017) was a Dutch-American illustrator and writer who created more than thirty children's books.

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