Books with author Peter Newell

Long before Richard Scarry or Dr. Seuss, an American artist delighted a generation of children and their parents with hilarious, topsy-turvy illustrations and slightly subversive tales told in rhyme. This was illustrator/author Peter Newell. Working over eighty years ago, Newell remains as profoundly enjoyableùand incredibly popularùas ever. Tuttle is proud to be reissuing his three classic works, sure to delight the young and old alike.In The Slant Book, a go cart, a newsboy, and the force of gravity make for a most excellent adventure in a busy American town. As an added bonus, the book is actually set on a slant!!

Each page spread in this beautifully illustrated book of verse shows a baby carriage that has escaped from the nanny's grasp and keeps rolling downhill. This classic children's book was a pioneer of special format books for its unusual shape, and is now available for a whole new generation of children. Escrito en verso y bellamente ilustrado, cada doble página muestra un cochecito de bebé que se ha escapado de las manos de la niñera y va corriendo calle abajo. Este clásico libro para niños fue pionero en los formatos de libros especiales y está nuevamente disponible para una nueva generación de niños.

"When Fritz,the Janitor's bad kid,Went snooping in the basement,He found a rock snugly hidBeneath the window casement.He struck a match with one fell swoop;Then, on the concrete kneeling,he lit the rocket and—she—oop!It shot up through the ceiling."Long before Richard Scarry or Dr. Seuss, an American artist delighted a generation of children and their parents with hilarious, topsy-turvy illustrations and slightly subversive tales told in rhyme. This was illustrator/author Peter Newell.Originally published in 1912, The Rocket Book remains as profoundly enjoyable and incredibly popular as ever. This classic work will delight readers of all ages with the story of how a rocket launched from the basement floor of an apartment building and how it interrupts the day.Peter Newell (1862-1924) began his career as an artist drawing portraits, using crayons as his medium. In his fantastic humor, many believe, is the first appearance of the gentle humor of the absurd which The New Yorker has subsequently developed to such a high level.

Quirky, clever, and marvelously inventive, this book takes the reader into a world of imagination and adventure.Peter Newell utilizes a unique cartoon art form that the reader perceives as an optical illusion. Each illustration is supported by a caption that turns each page into loads of fun. Each page will delight the reader with a new and uniquely illustrated story that tells its tale right-side up and upside down. It provides as much entertainment for adults as it does for the children for whom it was created.Topsys & Turvys Book 2 also available from Tuttle Publishing.

A timeless classic, Topsys and Turvys Number 2 is the perfect interactive book for people of all ages.It's been 120 years since Peter Newell's enduringly popular Topsys and Turvys 2—the sequel to his bestselling Topsy and Turvys—was first published in the United States. Using the same ingenious style and imagination, he invents worlds of confusion and fun as he transforms hunters into bears, has a buffalo converse with a tree frog, or creates and illustrates pure nonsense. The story changes depending on whether you are holding the action book "upside-down" or "right-side-up."These beautiful classic books reproduce all of the brilliant color and charm of the originals while ensuring that Topsys and Turvys can be shared and enjoyed anew by future generations.Peter Newell (1862-1924) began his career as an artist drawing portraits, using crayons as his medium. In his fantastic humor, many believe, is the first appearance of the gentle comedy of the absurd which The New Yorker has subsequently developed to such a high level. Tuttle Publishing has kept Newell's retro books in print for the new generation to enjoy a whimsical, thought-provoking look at life.

The Hole Book by Peter Newell is a novelty picture book that traces the trajectory of a misfired bullet by a young lad named Tom Potts. The bullet nearly misses young Potts, instead hitting a clock on the mantle (that was about to strike three) and continues on its journey, not only through the book itself, but through many different situations. From the mantle clock, to a boiler, through a swing's rope (with sister Sue) and many many more, this stray bullet finds itself on quite a fantastic trail. Where does the bullet finally rest? Find out in The Hole Book.The Hole Book was originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1908. At the time of publication, this book was a whimsical look at the journey of a simple bullet with a continuous hole through the pages of the story. But due to its politically-incorrect portrayal of people (and the killing of a cat) the book has fallen out of popularity for the newer generation of parents and their children. Since this book has been out-of-print for so long, finding an original copy (that has not been altered to “fix” the “unacceptable” portions) may be difficult. However, in this electronic version, The Hole Book can be viewed on your ereader and has, in fact, been optimized for tablets so it will display in full-screen (with the text on the left and the picture on the right) exactly as an open book appears. In addition, The Hole Book is intact and has not been rewritten, just the way Newell had intended it to be.About the AuthorPeter Newell was born on March 5, 1862. He made his mark in the world as a humor writer in the 1880s and 1890s and was a regular contributor to Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Scribner's Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Judge and other publications. In the later 1800s, Newell went on to lend his talent to the children's picture book genre, writing and illustrating several popular titles; Topsys and Turvys (1893), a collection of poems and images that let the child view the story upside-down or right-side-up; The Hole Book (1908), The Slant Book (1910), which told the story of a baby carriage speeding down a hill and also took the shape of a rhomboid, and The Rocket Book (1912).Peter Newell's illustrations can also be seen on the works of other authors like; Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, John Kendrick Bangs, and Lewis Carroll. In addition, Newell also created a comic strip serial called, The Naps of Polly Sleepyhead. This went on to debut in 1905 in the New York Herald. He died in Little Neck, New York on January 15th, 1924.