Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell (1862-1924) was an American artist and writer. He created picture books and illustrated new editions of many children's books.

A native of McDonough County, Illinois, Newell built a reputation in the 1880s and 1890s for his humorous drawings and poems, which appeared in Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Scribner's Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, Judge, and other publications. He later wrote and illustrated

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A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors.

There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep? The search is on in this cozy, sheep-filled story that comes complete with sleepy rhymes and bright illustrations.

A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals.

As a little bunny says goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room, the illustrations grow progressively darker.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a parent's musings about what a child will become, knowing that the child's kindness, cleverness, and boldness will shine through no matter what, as will the love they share.

A lion, a dog, and a tiger balance apples on their heads.

With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician.

Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.