David Elliott | Children's Author

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Brand Spanking New Books: Spring 2008

Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Congress of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights (Middle-grade Novel. Knopf.) After becoming separated from Polly, the older girl who provided him with the only place he knew as home, Jeremy Cabbage's life has taken a terrible twist. Now, he finds himself at Harpwitch's Home for Mean Dogs, Ugly Cats and Stray Children. Jeremy's only chance is a good adoption -- but who in the dangerous, crumbling world of the Metropolis would possibly adopt Jeremy, an unloved, unwanted eleven year-old? And what has happened to Polly? The answers to these questions lead Jeremy on an adventure that brings him face to face with none other than the dangerous but foolish Baron Ignatious Fyodor von Strompie, the most powerful man in the Metropolis. Optioned by Fox 2000.

On the Farm (Picture Book. Candlewick.)
A collection of short verses about all the life we can find on a small farm. Illustrated with woodcuts by the fabulously talented Holly Meade.

"From an alluring cover with a rooster in full crow to its concluding, gently ironic ode to the silence of rabbits, this book will make an unusually interesting choice for farm-animal storytimes.” --Starred Review, The Horn Book
 

Wuv Bunnies from Outers Pace (Chapter Book. Holiday House.) You've probably never awakened to find a spaceship full of smart-aleck rabbits in your back yard. Neither had Hercules Smith. It is just one dumb joke after another...What can I say? Illustrated by Ethan Long.

“Hilarious…Think Captain Underpants meets Star Trek.” -Dr. Teri Lesesne, Professor of Children’s Literature, Sam Houston State University

The Wuv Bunnies Lastest Joke
Q: What did the potato chip say to his friend?
A: Shall we go for a dip?

And Coming Fall of 2008
Night-Night, Knitty Kitty (Picture Book. Candlewick.) It's a winter evening, and Knitty Kitty's kitties are cold. What can she do to keep them warm? Beautiful illustrations by Christopher Denise.

What the Grizzly Knows (Picture Book. Candlewick.) What would happen if both you and your teddy turned into real bears? To be illustrated by Max Grafe. I've seen some of the early sketches. They're fantastic! You can check out some of Max's other work in Old Coyote and Eye of the Wolf.

Fall of 2009
Finn Throws a Fit! (Picture Book. Candlewick.) Pleased as pie to announce that Timothy Basil Ering (who has a son named, Finn?!) will illustrate this tale of a toddler gone wrong.

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