William Pène Du Bois
2 standalone books
1 award & honors · incl. Newbery Medal Winner
William Sherman Pène du Bois was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, which was published in April 1947 by Viking Press and earned him the 1948 Newbery Medal. He was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal for illustrating books written by others, and he also created two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he both wrote and illustrated.
- Born
- 1916
Books by William Pène Du Bois
Awards & honors
The twenty-one balloons
- Newbery Medal Winner
Honors as recorded by the publisher for William Pène Du Bois’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
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