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David L. Harrison

Author of Wake Up, Sun!

82+ Works 4,690 Members 81 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: David L. Harrison, David Lee Harrison, David L/ illust.by Bill Dugan Harrison, David L. Harrison; Illustrator-Philippe Fix

Also includes: David Harrison (4)

Works by David L. Harrison

Wake Up, Sun! (1986) 904 copies

Johnny Appleseed: My Story (2001) 716 copies

When Cows Come Home (1994) 709 copies

The Book of Giant Stories (1972) 285 copies

The Boy With a Drum (1969) 243 copies

Let's Go Trucks! (1973) 214 copies

Little Turtle's Big Adventure (1969) 84 copies

Writing Stories: Fantastic Fiction From Start to Finish (Scholastic Guide) (2004) 79 copies

The Big Sleep Over (2001) 74 copies

Somebody Catch My Homework (1993) 69 copies

Paul Bunyan: My Story (2008) 61 copies

Detective Bob and the Great Ape Escape (1980) 50 copies

Pirates (2008) 49 copies

The Snoring Monster (1985) 47 copies

Lassie and the Big Clean-up Day (1971) 47 copies

A Monster is Coming! (Step into Reading) (2011) 46 copies

The Circus Is in Town : A Counting Book (1978) 46 copies

Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave (2007) 40 copies

The Huffin Puff Express ( A Golden Tell-A-Tale Book) (1974) 40 copies

Mammoth Bones and Broken Stones: The Mystery of North America's First People (2010) 38 copies

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (2018) 37 copies

Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices (2000) 35 copies

Bugs: Poems about Creeping Things (2007) 35 copies

The Doggy Detectives (2001) 32 copies

Caves: Mysteries Beneath Our Feet (Earthworks) (2001) 31 copies

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (2021) 29 copies

Busy Machines (1985) 29 copies

Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide (2016) 27 copies

Glaciers: Nature's Icy Caps (Earthworks) (2006) 27 copies

Cowboys: Voices in the Western Wind (2012) 25 copies

And the Bullfrogs Sing: A Life Cycle Begins (2019) 25 copies

The Love Bug: Herbie’s Special Friend [Little Golden Book] (1974) 24 copies

Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks (Earth Works) (2002) 24 copies

The Pink Panther: Adventures in Z-Land (1976) 23 copies

The Animals' Song (1997) 23 copies

A Perfect Home for a Family (2013) 22 copies

Rivers: Nature's Wondrous Waterways (Earthworks) (2002) 21 copies

Blues: A Photographic Documentary (1997) 20 copies

Piggy Wiglet and the Great Adventure (1973) 19 copies

The Little Boy and the Giant (1973) 18 copies

Farmer's Dog Goes to the Forest: Rhymes for Two Voices (2005) 18 copies

Oceans: The Vast Mysterious Deep (Earthworks) (2003) 16 copies

The Big Surprise (2001) 16 copies

Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy (2018) 15 copies

Rum Pum Pum (2020) 15 copies

Cinderella a Hallmark Pop Up Book (1970) 15 copies

Miss Grubb, Super Sub!: A Write-In Reader (2005) 15 copies

The Mouse Was Out at Recess (2003) 13 copies

Dogs and Cats (2001) 13 copies

Easy Poetry Lessons That Dazzle and Delight (Grades 3-6) (1999) 13 copies

A Thousand Cousins: Poems of Family Life (1996) 11 copies

Children Everywhere (1973) 11 copies

Vacation: We're Going to the Ocean (2009) 11 copies

The Alligator in the Closet: And Other Poems Around the House (2003) 10 copies

Dylan the Eagle-Hearted Chicken (2002) 10 copies

Earthquakes: Earth's Mightiest Moments (Earth Works) (2004) 10 copies

Connecting Dots: Poems of My Journey (2004) 9 copies

I Want an Apple: How My Body Works (2021) 9 copies

Mountains: The Tops Of The World (Earthworks) (2005) 9 copies

The Purchase of Small Secrets: Poems (1998) 9 copies

Wild Country (1999) 8 copies

The Little Boy in the Forest (1969) 8 copies

Sounds of Rain: Poems of the Amazon (2006) 8 copies

After dark : poems about nocturnal animals (2020) 7 copies

The boy who counted stars : poems (1994) 7 copies

The Giant Who Threw Tantrums (1977) 6 copies

Monster! Monster! (1875) 5 copies

Peter Pan: A Hallmark Pop-Up Book (1950) 4 copies

The world of American caves 3 copies

The case of Og, the missing frog, (A Fledgling book) (1972) 3 copies

The Terrible Lizards (1968) 3 copies

The Busy Body Book A First Book About You (A Whitman Book) (1975) 2 copies

Piggy Wigley and the Great Adventure 2 copies

Duke the Dog (Pet Tales!) (2017) 1 copy

Riesen sind nur halb so groß 1 copy

Piggy Wiglet and the Great Adventure Big Golden Book 1 copy

A Place to Start a Family (Chinese Edition) (2018) 1 copy

7 Keys to Research for Writing Success (2017) 1 copy

What do you know!: Mind boggling questions! : astonishing answers! (1981) 1 copy

Mammals of the Arabian Gulf (1981) 1 copy

Les premières histoires: le géant de Jean 1 copy

Little Boy Soup (1990) 1 copy

Associated Works

Three Best-Loved Tales: Play with Me / So Big / The Boy with a Drum (1832) 42 copies

Die Schatzsuche und andere Abenteuergeschichten (2010) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Harrison, David Lee
Other names: Graham, Kennon
Birthdate: 1937-03-13
Gender: male

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Reviews

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live… by David L. Harrison

My kids are always on board when you read a book sideways. You can just read the poems for fun, but the back does provide explanations about the different creatures and their habits.

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sloth852 | 1 other review | Jan 11, 2024 |

Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

And the Bullfrogs Sing: A Life Cycle Begins by David L. Harrison

Note: I received an F&G of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019.

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fernandie | 2 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures… by David L. Harrison

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

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fernandie | 2 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Dogs -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

A Rainbow of Books: Colors in the Title (1)

Rough collies -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Youth: Astronomy (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Texas Bluebonnet Award

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (Nominee – 2024)

Pirates (Nominee – 2011)

Young Hoosier Book Award

Pirates (Nominee – Intermediate – 2012)

Utah Beehive Book Award

Bugs: Poems about Creeping Things (Nominee – Poetry – 2009)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Somebody Catch My Homework (Nominee – Grades K-3 – 1994)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

After dark : poems about nocturnal animals (Nominee – Grades K-3 – 2023)

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (Nominee – Grades K-3 – 2020)

South Dakota Children's Book Awards

Cowboys: Voices in the Western Wind (Nominee – Prairie Pasque – 2015)

Society of Midland Authors Award

Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide (Winner – Children's Nonfiction – 2017)

Christopher Award

The Book of Giant Stories (Books for Young People – 1973)

Grand Canyon Reader Award

Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy (Nominee – Nonfiction – 2020)

Caves: Mysteries Beneath Our Feet (Earthworks) (Nominee – Nonfiction – 2006)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

And the Bullfrogs Sing: A Life Cycle Begins (2020)

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (2019)

Children's Favorites Awards

Somebody Catch My Homework (Selection – 24703)

Great Reads from Great Places

Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy (Missouri – 2018)

Pirates (Missouri – 2013)

New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (Poetry – 2021)

Teacher Favorites Award

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (Primary Readers (Grades K–2, Ages 5–8) – 2019)

Maine Regional Library System Cream of the Crop List

Cowboys: Voices in the Western Wind (2013)

Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award

And the Bullfrogs Sing: A Life Cycle Begins (Honor Book – Beginning Nonfiction – 2020)

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids

A Monster is Coming! (Step into Reading) (Fiction for Younger Readers – 2011)

NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K–12

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (2022)

A Place to Start a Family: Poems About Creatures That Build (2019)

NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (Poetry – 2022)

Crawly School for Bugs: Poems to Drive You Buggy (Poetry – 2019)

Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide (Poetry – 2017)

Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award

The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet (Nominee – 2023)

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Hans Wilhelm Illustrator

John Kanzler Illustrator

ROfry Illustrator

Anjan Sarkar Illustrator

Bernice Cullinan

Chris L. Demarest Illustrator

Cheryl Nathan Illustrator

Mike Wohnoutka Illustrator

Philippe Fix Illustrator

Betsy Lewin Illustrator

Eloise Wilkin Illustrator

Dan Burr Illustrator

Arden Johnson-Petrov Illustrator

J. P. Miller Illustrator

Karen Stormer Brooks Illustrator

Ned Delaney Illustrator

Bob Schaar Illustrator

Larry Ross Illustrator

Ashley Mims Illustrator

Art Seiden Illustrator

Richard Hilliard Illustrator

Richard Walz Illustrator

Giles Laroche Illustrator

Roberta Angaramo Illustrator

Page O'Rourke Illustrator

Jane F. Kendall Illustrator

Gordon Laite Illustrator

Rob Shepperson Illustrator

Kelley Cunningham Illustrator

Bob Brackman Illustrator

J. M. Barrie original story author

Toni Goffe Illustrator

Doug Duncan Photographer

Meryl Henderson Illustrator

Pirjo-Iiris Manninen

Statistics

Works: 82
Also by: 2
Members: 4,690
Popularity: #5,380
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 81
ISBNs: 179
Languages: 6
Favorited: 1

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