David Elliott (children's author) facts for kids

David Elliott is an American author who writes books for children and young adults. He writes in both poetry (called verse) and regular story form (called prose). From 1998 to 2013, he taught creative writing and literature for young people at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire. He also helped students from other countries who were studying there.

About David Elliott's Books

David Elliott grew up in Ohio. He wrote his very first story when he was 16 years old. He sent it to a famous magazine called The New Yorker. He remembers they sent it back to him, torn in half!

Many of his books for children are funny stories. They are written in either poetry or prose. Books like On the Farm are collections of short, clever poems. These poems are all about the natural world around us. Bull is a novel written in verse for young adults. It tells the old Greek myth of the Minotaur in a new way. Voices is another novel in verse. It looks at the life of Joan of Arc from different people's perspectives.

Awards and Special Recognitions

David Elliott's books have won many awards. The Children's Book Committee (CBC) at Bank Street College of Education has honored his work many times.

Recent Awards

In 2024, his poetry picture book At the Poles won the Claudia Lewis Award for Younger Poetry. This book, illustrated by Ellen Rooney, was also named an Outstanding Merit book on the Best Children's Book of the Year list. His book Voices: the final hours of Joan of Arc won the CBC's 2020 Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry. It also appeared on the Best Children's Book of the Year list with Outstanding Merit.

Other Honored Books

Many other books by David Elliott have been featured on the CBC's Best Children's Book of the Year list. These include:

• The Seventh Raven
• In the Woods
• In the Past
• Bull
• The Two Tims
• Nobody's Perfect
• On the Wing
• In the Sea
• In the Wild
• Finn Throws a Fit
• On the Farm
• What the Grizzly Knows
• Evangeline Mudd and the Great Mink Escapade
• And Here's to You!
• The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle
• The Cool Crazy Crickets

Published Books

Here are some of the books David Elliott has published:

Standalone Books

• The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle (2001)
• And Here's to You! (2004, illustrated by Randy Cecil)
• One Little Chicken: A Counting Book (2007, illustrated by Ethan Long)
• Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights (2008)
• Knitty Kitty (2008, illustrated by Christopher Denise)
• What the Grizzly Knows (2008, illustrated by Max Grafe)
• Wuv Bunnies From Outers Pace (2008, illustrated by Ethan Long)
• Finn Throws a Fit (2009, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering)
• Nobody's Perfect (2015, illustrated by Sam Zuppardi)
• Baabwaa and Wooliam (2017, illustrated by Melissa Sweet)
• Bull (2017)
• Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc (2019)

Evangeline Mudd Series

• Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle (2004, illustrated by Andréa Wesson)
• Evangeline Mudd and the Great Mink Escapade (2006, illustrated by Andréa Wesson)

Hazel Nutt Series

• Hazel Nutt, Mad Scientist (2003, illustrated by True Kelley)
• Hazel Nutt, Alien Hunter (2004, illustrated by True Kelley)

Nature Series

• On the Farm (2008, illustrated by Holly Meade)
• In the Wild (2010, illustrated by Holly Meade)
• In the Sea (2013, illustrated by Holly Meade)
• On the Wing (2014, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander)
• In the Past (2018, illustrated by Matthew Trueman)

The Cool Crazy Crickets Series

• The Cool Crazy Crickets Club (2010, illustrated by Paul Meisel)
• The Cool Crazy Crickets to the Rescue (2010, illustrated by Paul Meisel)

This Orq. Series

• He Cave Boy (2014, illustrated by Lori Nichols)
• He Say "Ugh!" (2015, illustrated by Lori Nichols)
• He #1 (2016, illustrated by Lori Nichols)