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THE WUMP WORLD
Copyright 1970 by Bill Peet, Houghton Mifflin
Co. Boston
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"One morning the
Wumps were awakened by a far-off humming sound. It seemed to be coming
from somewhere above, and as the humming grew into a heavy roar, the sleepy-eyed
Wumps crept through the trees for a peek at the sky. Zooming straight
for the earth came a great flock of potbellied monsters, with tails and
fins, spitting fire and shooting out streaks of black smoke."
Right: Rough draft for cover.
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This is the second book by Bill Peet designed to raise awareness of
environmental problems. His first environmental picture book for children
was Farewell to Shady Glade, published in 1966.
A year after the Wump World was published in 1970, the Dr. Suess book "The
Lorax" was published.
There are interesting parallels in "The
Lorax" to both "The Wump World" and "Farewell to Shady
Glade". |
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| "Capyboppy", the capybara had some influence on the design of the Wumps. |
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| Illustrations from story boards for proposed animated film. |
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