Chris L. Demarest

Author of Firefighters A to Z

47+ Works 2,427 Members 45 Reviews

About the Author

Chris L. Demarest received a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from the University of Massachusetts. Before becoming an author and a children's book illustrator, he was a house painter and contributed illustrations to such publications as the Atlantic Monthly magazine, the Boston Globe, and show more Reader's Digest. He has contributed to more than 100 titles including Firefighters A to Z, I Invited a Dragon to Dinner, T. Rex at Swan Lake, and the Supertwins series. While researching the United States Coast Guard book, Mayday!Mayday!, he became an official artist for the Coast Guard and got to experience their work in the Persian Gulf. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Chris L. Demarest

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Firefighters A to Z (2000) 664 copies

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (Sing and Read Storybook) (2003) 274 copies

My Blue Boat (1995) 171 copies

The Missing Cat (Berlitz kids love to learn) (French Edition) (1996) 104 copies

I Invited a Dragon to Dinner (2002) 92 copies

Mayday! Mayday!: A Coast Guard Rescue (2004) 80 copies

Arlington: The Story of Our Nation's Cemetery (2010) 78 copies

The Cowboy ABC (1777) 61 copies

The Five Crayons (I cinque pastelli a cera) (Italian) (1998) — Illustrator — 59 copies

Alpha Bravo Charlie: The Military Alphabet (2005) 57 copies

All Aboard!: A Traveling Alphabet (2008) 52 copies

Clemens' Kingdom (1983) 46 copies

Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm (2006) 42 copies

Lindbergh (1786) 42 copies

Train (1996) 39 copies

Here Come Our Firefighters! : A Pop-up Book (2002) 39 copies

No Peas for Nellie (1988) 38 copies

Smokejumpers One to Ten (2002) 35 copies

My Little Red Car (1992) 32 copies

A Visit to Grandma (Berlitz) (1997) 31 copies

Bus (1996) 30 copies

Plane (1995) 30 copies

Ship (1995) 29 copies

Fall: Seasons Board Books (1996) 28 copies

Hot Shots! (2003) 27 copies

Winter: Seasons Board Books (1996) 26 copies

Honk! (1693) 26 copies

Morton and Sidney (1987) 22 copies

Summer: Seasons Board Books (1600) 21 copies

Benedict Goes to the Beach (Picture Ladybirds) (1995) 18 copies

The Lunatic Adventure of Kitman and Willy (1988) 18 copies

Benedict Finds a Home (1982) 18 copies

Spring: Seasons Board Books (1600) 17 copies

Zookeeper Sue: A Lift-the-Flap Book (1999) 16 copies

Orville's odyssey (1986) 12 copies

My House Flap Book - Chinese (Lift-The-Flap Board Book) (English and Chinese Edition) (2007) 11 copies

Sara's Seed (Building Language for Literacy, Mini Books) (2000) 11 copies

Farmer Nat: A Lift-the-Flap Book (1998) 11 copies

Heroes of the Sky : A Search-and-Rescue Pop-Up (2003) 6 copies

Kitman and Willy at Sea (1991) 5 copies

All Aboard! (1997) 3 copies

Little Lessons of Love (2003) 1 copy

Diver Dan A Lift-the-Flap Book (2000) 1 copy

Quem Anda Aí? (1992) 1 copy

Red Sled 1 copy

Adventures with nicholas The Five Cryons 1 copy

Tree House Fun Book and Audiocassette Tape Set (A First-Start Easy Reader) (Paperback Book and Audio Cassette Tape) 1 copy

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Associated Works

When Cows Come Home (1994) — Illustrator — 709 copies

Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales (2004) — Illustrator — 489 copies

Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom! (2000) — Illustrator — 386 copies

My Bossy Dolly (2006) — Illustrator — 360 copies

"Not Now!" Said the Cow (Ready-to-Read, Level 2) (1981) — Illustrator — 331 copies

Someday We'll Have Very Good Manners (2001) — Illustrator — 183 copies

The Butterfly Jar: Poems (1989) — Illustrator, some editions — 166 copies

Supertwins Meet the Bad Dogs from Space (2003) — Illustrator — 127 copies

Brothers are for Making Mud Pies (Lift-the-Flap, Puffin) (2001) — Illustrator — 109 copies

Sisters are for Making Sandcastles (Picture Puffin Books) (1758) — Illustrator — 79 copies

Time to Rhyme: A Rhyming Dictionary (1970) — Illustrator — 77 copies

A Dozen Dozens (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (1998) — Illustrator — 75 copies

The Case of the Missing Monkeys (Phonics Chapter Book) (1998) — Illustrator — 72 copies

Billy and the Magic String (1994) — Illustrator — 65 copies

UH-OH ! SAID THE CROW (Bank Street Read-to-Read Level 2) (1682) — Illustrator — 59 copies

My Best Friend (All-Star Readers: Level 1) (1999) — Illustrator — 58 copies

April Fool! (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 55 copies

Go, Fractions! Ages 7-9 (All Aboard Math Reader, Station Stop 3) (2003) — Illustrator — 55 copies

Supertwins and Tooth Trouble (Scholastic Readers Level 2) (2003) — Illustrator — 47 copies

If Dogs Had Wings (1996) — Illustrator — 43 copies

The Donkey's Tale (Bank Street Ready-to-Read Level 2) (1991) — Illustrator — 38 copies

Who Walks On Halloween Night? (1881) — Illustrator — 37 copies

Supertwins and the Sneaky, Slimy Book Worms (2004) — Illustrator — 33 copies

What's on the Menu? (1992) — Illustrator — 29 copies

World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon (1985) — Illustrator — 28 copies

German Picture Dictionary (Berlitz Kids) (1998) — Illustrator — 23 copies

The Animals' Song (1997) — Illustrator — 23 copies

French Picture Dictionary (Berlitz Kids) (1997) — Illustrator — 22 copies

Italian Picture Dictionary (1997) — Illustrator — 21 copies

Smedge (1989) — Illustrator — 12 copies

First 100 French words (1998) — Illustrator — 10 copies

Ding Dong, Trick or Treat (2001) — Illustrator — 8 copies

Party at the Ghost House: With Spooky Sounds and Scary Lights (1993) — Illustrator — 7 copies

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Gender: male
Places of residence: Meriden, New Hampshire, USA
Occupations: official artist, United States Coast Guard (current)
children's book author/illustrator

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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (Sing and Read… by Chris Demarest

A woman drives a stagecoach into a town in the Old West in this rather bland and straightforward adaptation of the traditional folk song.

Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database by Rod; rated "Good" by Adelia.

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villemezbrown | 1 other review | Mar 17, 2024 |

My blue boat by Chris L. Demarest

I do so love a book that connects to the imaginative spark in a child.

Gentle and fun.

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FamiliesUnitedLL | 3 other reviews | Jun 22, 2023 |

Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm by Chris L. Demarest

This book has great information about planes and hurricanes. It would be great for intermediate level and shows the process of a hurricane.

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Mikaelie | Apr 12, 2021 |

I Invited a Dragon to Dinner: And Other Poems to… by Chris L. Demarest

These poems literally had me laughing out loud! This is a collection of poems by different authors. Some poems are long and others are short. They are all humorous and are written with rhyme. The poems are about various topics like food, animals, and weather. In the back of the book, there are notes about each author. The authors range from dance teachers to librarians and personal trainers. I couldn't help but compare the poems with the author to see if there are clues to their lives in them. The dance teacher wrote "The Invitation." It made me wonder if her poem might have been inspired by the students in her dance class.… (more)

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dbourgeois | 8 other reviews | Oct 20, 2019 |

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