David Elliott (children's author) facts for kids

David Elliott (born 1947) is an American author. He writes many popular children's books using both poems and regular stories. From 1998 to 2013, he taught at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire. He taught subjects like creative writing and how to write plays. He also helped students from other countries.

About David Elliott's Books

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

Many of his books for kids are funny. They are often written as poems or short stories. His "On the Farm" series has short, clever poems about nature. Bull is a novel written in verse for older kids. It retells the old myth of the Minotaur. Voices is another verse novel. It tells the story of Joan of Arc from different points of view.

Awards and Special Mentions

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.

In 2024, his poetry picture book, At the Poles, won a special award. It was called the Claudia Lewis Award for Younger Poetry. It was also named one of the Best Children's Books of the Year. His book Voices: the final hours of Joan of Arc also won the Claudia Lewis Award in 2020. It was also on the Best Children's Book of the Year list.

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, Bull, and On the Farm.

Published Works

Here are some of the books David Elliott has written:

• The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle (2001)
• And Here's to You! (2004)
• One Little Chicken: A Counting Book (2007)
• Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights (2008)
• Knitty Kitty (2008)
• What the Grizzly Knows (2008)
• Wuv Bunnies From Outers Pace (2008)
• Finn Throws a Fit (2009)
• Nobody's Perfect (2015)
• Baabwaa and Wooliam (2017)
• 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)
• Evangeline Mudd and the Great Mink Escapade (2006)

Hazel Nutt Series

• Hazel Nutt, Mad Scientist (2003)
• Hazel Nutt, Alien Hunter (2004)

Nature Series

• On the Farm (2008)
• In the Wild (2010)
• In the Sea (2013)
• On the Wing (2014)
• In the Past (2018)

The Cool Crazy Crickets Series

• The Cool Crazy Crickets Club (2010)
• The Cool Crazy Crickets to the Rescue (2010)

This Orq. Series

• He Cave Boy (2014)
• He Say "Ugh!" (2015)
• He #1 (2016)