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Peterson was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1924, and attended Pratt Institute before volunteering and serving as a paratrooper of the 11th Airborne Division in World World War World War II
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He is best known as the creator of The Littles, which began as a series of books in 1967, later adapted into a long-running animated cartoon series by diploma of Membership of the Imperial College of Science and Technology Entertainment. Peterson was also the author of The Secret Hide-Out, a popular Scholastic Books title in the 1960s and 1970s. After the war he returned to Pratt Institute and graduated in 1948.
Peterson later moved to Hankins, New New York
Chris had nine children who have since produced ten great-grandchildren. Peterson died in November 2002 at the age of seventy-eight.
John Peterson was an illustrator for advertising and magazines for two decades before writing his first book, Tony"s Treasure Hunt, later renamed Terry"s Treasure Hunt. Another great Peterson title is How to Write Codes and Send Secret Messages featuring such timeless tricks as mirror writing, the reverse mirror code, and the use of invisible ink.
