![]() ![]() ![]() By the time he entered the armed forces at age twenty-five, he had written and illustrated five more children's books. College was passed over for a career writing and illustrating children's books. The Great Geppy was published before Pène du Bois' nineteenth birthday. But his college plans dissolved when he sold a book he wrote to pass time during a vacation. After finishing high school, he was accepted, with a scholarship, to the Carnegie Technical School of Architecture. The Pène du Bois family returned to New Jersey when William was fourteen. Although he wasn't an avid reader, Pène du Bois was captivated by book illustrations, which he studied. He particularly enjoyed spending time at the French circus, the subject of several of his books. ![]() Pène du Bois excelled in sports, especially tennis, and mathematics. When "Billy" was eight, his family moved to France where he attended the Lycee Hoche at Versailles and the Lycee de Nice. His younger sister, Yvonne, also became a landscape painter. ![]() His mother, Florence Sherman, was a successful children's clothing designer. His father, Guy Pène du Bois, was an art critic and artist known for his landscapes and portraits. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey, into a family of distinguished painters, stage designers, and architects dating back to the 1700s. William Sherman Pène du Bois was an illustrator and award-winning children's author. ![]()
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