bˈɪlaʊt ˈɔːθɚd ɐ dˈʌzən bˈʊks, fˈaɪv ʌv ðˌɛm tʃˈoʊzən baɪ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz æz wˈʌn ʌv ðæt pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ jˈɪɹz tˈɛnbˈɛst ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd tʃˈɪldɹənz bˈʊks.
Billout authored a dozen books, five of them chosen by The New York Times as one of that particular year's Ten-Best Illustrated Children’s Books.