J. Patrick Lewis

J. Patrick Lewis (born May 5 1942) is an American poet and prose writer noted for his children's poems and other light verse. He worked as professor of economics before devoting himself full-time to writing in 1998.

He is the author of more than 58 children's books including "A Hippopotamusn't" (1990), "BoshBlobberBosh" (1998), and "God Made the Skunk" (2005).

He and his work have received numerous awards from the American Library Association, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and others.

Works

*Lewis, J. Patrick (2008). "Birds on a Wire: A Renga 'Round the Town". (With Paul B. Janeczko), Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2008). "The World's Greatest: Poems". San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse". Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "Tulip at the Bat". Boston: Little, Brown.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "Big Is Big and Little Little: A Book of Contrasts". New York: Holiday House.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "Michelangelo’s World". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "Poems for Teaching in the Content Areas: Math, Science, History and Geography ". Scholastic Teaching Resources.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). "Under the Kissletoe". Honesdale, PA: Boyd Mills Press/Wordsong.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses". Cambridge: Candlewick.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Blackbeard the Pirate King". Washington, DC: National Geographic.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "The Underwear Salesman; and Other Odd-Job Verses". New York: Simon & Schuster.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Black Cat Bone: A Live of Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Verse". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Good Mornin', Ms. America: The U.S.A. in Verse". School Specialty Publishing.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Castles: Old Stone Poems". (With Rebecca Kai Dotlich), Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). "Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku". (With Paul B. Janeczko), Boston: Little, Brown.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). "Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). "Monumental Verses". Washington, DC: National Geographic.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). "God Made the Skunk; and Other Animal Poems". Cupertino, CA: Doggerel Daze.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). "Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). "Scien-trickery: Riddles in Science". Orlando: Silver Whistle.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). "Please Bury Me in the Library". New York: Harcourt.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). "The Stolen Smile". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). "The Snowflake Sisters". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). "Galileo's Universe". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). "Swan Songs: Poems of Extinction". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). "Arithme-tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes". New York: Harcourt.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). "A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). "The Last Resort". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). "Earth and Me, Our Family Tree". Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). "Good Mousekeeping; and Other Animal Home Poems". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). "A Burst of Firsts: Doers, Shakers, and Record Breakers". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). "The Shoe Tree of Chagrin". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). "Earth and You, a Closer View: Nature's Features". Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). "Earth and Us, Continuous: Nature's Past and Future". Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2000). "Isabella Abnormella and the Very, Very Finicky Queen of Trouble". New York: DK Publishing.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (2000). "Freedom like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans". Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). "At the Wish of the Fish: An Adaptation of a Russian Folktale,". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). "The Bookworm's Feast: A Potluck of Poems". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). "The Night of the Goat Children". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). "Riddle-lightful". New York: Knopf.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). "The House of Boo". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). "Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). "BoshBlobberBosh: Runcible Poems for Edward Lear". New York: Harcourt.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). "The La-Di-Da Hare". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). "Long Was the Winter Road They Traveled: A Tale of the Nativity". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). "The Little Buggers: Insect and Spider Poems". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1996). "Riddle-icious". New York: Knopf.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1996). "The Boat of Many Rooms". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1995). "Black Swan/White Crow". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). "The Frog Princess: A Russian Folktale". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). "July Is a Mad Mosquito". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). "The Christmas of the Reddle Moon". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). "The Fat-Cats at Sea". New York: Knopf.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1993). "One Dog Day". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1992). "The Moonbow of Mr. B. Bones". New York: Knopf.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1991). "Two-legged, Four-legged, No-legged Rhymes". New York: Knopf.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1991). "Earth Verses and Water Rhymes". New York: Atheneum.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1990). "A Hippopotamusn't; and Other Animal Verses". New York: Dial.
*Lewis, J. Patrick (1988). "The Tsar and the Amazing Cow". New York: Dial.

References

External links

* [http://www.jpatricklewis.com/ JPatrickLewis.com]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/j-patrick-lewis J. Patrick Lewis on Answers.com]
* [http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1729/Lewis-J-Patrick-1942.html J. Patrick Lewis at Brief Biographies]