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David McPhail

Author of Something Special

161+ Works 18,192 Members 332 Reviews 5 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: D. McPhail, David McPhail, David McPhain, David McPhail, David McPhail, David Mc Phail, David M McPhail, by David McPhail, Illustrator-David McPhail, David M.(Illus David M.(Author) ; McPhail McPhail

Series

Works by David McPhail

Something Special (1988) 906 copies
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (1993) 852 copies
David McPhail's Animals A to Z (1988) 742 copies
The Day The Sheep Showed Up (1998) 720 copies
Lost! (1990) 695 copies
The Great Race (1997) 671 copies
Emma's Pet (1985) 606 copies
Edward and the Pirates (1997) 563 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Go To School (1979) 558 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy (1998) 551 copies
Big Brown Bear (1999) 542 copies
Mole Music (1999) 488 copies
Those Can-Do Pigs (1996) 417 copies
The Day the Dog Said, "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!" (1997) 408 copies
Pig Pig Goes to Camp (1983) 383 copies
Sisters (1984) 367 copies
Santa's Book of Names (1993) 352 copies
Snow Lion (1982) 343 copies
The Bear's Toothache (1972) 302 copies
Pig Pig Grows Up (1980) 267 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Paint a Picture (1998) 235 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Go for a Ride (1998) 231 copies
Big Pig and Little Pig (2000) 231 copies
The Puddle (1998) — Author — 225 copies
The Teddy Bear (2002) 220 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Fly a Kite (1998) 220 copies
Fix-It (1984) 217 copies
A Bug, A Bear And A Boy Plant A Garden (1989) 216 copies
Emma's Vacation (1987) 212 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy and the Bath (1997) 207 copies
The Party (Hooked on Phonics, Book 30) (1830) 199 copies
Drawing Lessons from a Bear (2000) 194 copies
First Flight (1987) 191 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy at Home (1997) 191 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Play Hide-and-Seek (1998) 173 copies
Those Terrible Toy-Breakers (1980) 167 copies
The Cereal Box (1974) 164 copies
Edward in the Jungle (2002) 145 copies
Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby (1998) 131 copies
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose (2000) 129 copies
Funny Animals: 4 Easy-to-Read Stories (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) (2005) — Author — 127 copies
Rick Is Sick (2002) 124 copies
All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep (2012) — Illustrator — 116 copies
Pigs Ahoy! (1995) 98 copies
My little brother (2004) 92 copies
No! (2009) 90 copies
Pig Pig Gets a Job (1990) 86 copies
Farm Morning (1750) 83 copies
The Searcher and Old Tree (2008) 75 copies
Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box (2015) 74 copies
The Magical Drawings of Moony B. Finch (1978) 74 copies
Big Brown Bear goes to town (2006) 71 copies
Henry Bear's Park (1976) 71 copies
Waddles (2011) 70 copies
Jack and Rick (2002) 70 copies
Grandfather's Cake (1979) 67 copies
Andrew's Bath (1984) 59 copies
The Family Tree (2012) 59 copies
Pig Pig and the Magic Photo Album: 2 (1986) 57 copies
The Train (1611) 56 copies
The Three Little Pigs (Favorite Tales from David Mcphail) (1995) 55 copies
Dream Child (1985) 54 copies
Emma in charge (2000) 52 copies
Water Boy (2007) 51 copies
Brothers (2014) 50 copies
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Favorite Tales from David Mcphail) (1989) 49 copies
Weezer Changes the World (2009) 46 copies
Pig Pig Rides (1982) 45 copies
Bad Dog (I Like to Read) (2014) 45 copies
Ed and Me (1990) 43 copies
Dot and Bob (2008) 43 copies
Big Brown Bear's Birthday Surprise (2007) 43 copies
The Glerp (1699) 39 copies
Henry Bear's Christmas (2003) 39 copies
Mooney B. Finch, the Fastest Draw in the West (1994) 37 copies
Great Cat (1750) 37 copies
Big Brown Bear's Up and Down Day (2003) 37 copies
Piggy's Pancake Parlor (2002) 35 copies
How to Talk to Bears (1993) — Illustrator — 35 copies
Pig Pig Meets the Lion (2012) 35 copies
Crash! The Cat (2016) 34 copies
Andrew Draws (2014) 34 copies
Boy, Bird, and Dog (I Like to Read) (2011) 33 copies
Little Red Riding Hood (Favorite Tales from David Mcphail) (1995) 32 copies
I Am Just Right (2019) 31 copies
Sail Away (2001) — Illustrator — 31 copies
Yesterday I Lost a Sneaker (1973) 31 copies
Farm Boy's Year (1992) 30 copies
Boy on the Brink (2006) 29 copies
Annie & Co. (1991) 28 copies
Jump (I Like to Read) (2018) 28 copies
Sick Day (I Like to Read) (1787) 27 copies
Bella Loves Bunny (2013) 27 copies
A Girl, a Goat, and a Goose And the Feather (2000) 27 copies
Sylvie & True (2007) 26 copies
Twilight (2000) — Illustrator — 25 copies
Pig Pig Returns (2011) 25 copies
Budgie & Boo (2009) 23 copies
Where Can an Elephant Hide? (1979) 23 copies
Ben Loves Bear (2013) 22 copies
I Hug (2017) 22 copies
In Flight with David McPhail: A Creative Autobiography (Creative Sparks) (1996) 21 copies
Mistletoe (1978) 21 copies
My Mother Goose: A Collection of Favorite Rhymes, Songs, and Concepts (2013) 21 copies
David McPhail's Favorite Tales (2004) 20 copies
I Promise (2017) 20 copies
A girl, a goat, and a goose and the storm (2000) 18 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy (3 book set): Go for a Ride / At Home / Go to School (1999) 18 copies
Smile, Little Cat (1977) 18 copies
I Get Dressed (2015) 17 copies
Adam's Smile (1987) 17 copies
Baby Bear's Book of Tiny Tales (2018) 17 copies
Bumper Tubbs (1980) 15 copies
Peter Loves Penguin (2014) 15 copies
A girl, a goat, and a goose find a boat (2000) 15 copies
The Lost Little Bird (2021) 14 copies
I Feel Safe (2022) 14 copies
Tall in the Saddle (1998) — Illustrator — 14 copies
Alligators Are Awful (And They Have Terrible Manners, Too) (1980) 13 copies
The Sled and other Fox and Rabbit Stories (First Flight Books Level One) (1999) 13 copies
The Story of James (1989) 13 copies
Night Night, Baby (2007) 13 copies
Ping and Pong (1993) 11 copies
A girl, a goat, and a goose go for a ride (2000) 10 copies
I Play (2015) 9 copies
The Blue Door: A Fox and Rabbit Story (First Flight Early Readers) (2001) 8 copies
Baby Pig Pig Talks (2014) 7 copies
I Had Ten Hats (2021) 6 copies
Baby Pig Pig Walks (2014) 6 copies
The boat race (Houghton Mifflin Reading Program) (1981) 6 copies
Stanley, Henry Bear's Friend (1979) 6 copies
The Years Before My Death (2010) 5 copies
Olivia Loves Owl (2016) 5 copies
Lorenzo (1984) 5 copies
Santa’s Book Of Names 4 copies
Adventures in the rain forest 4 copies
Captain Toad and the Motorbike (Margaret K. Mcelderry Book) (1978) 4 copies
Truffle: A Dog (and Cat) Story (2023) 4 copies
Who Loves Me? (2017) 4 copies
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy (4 book set): Go To School / Paint a Picture / Plant a Garden / Play Hide-and-Seek (4 Books… (1996) 4 copies
David M McPhail A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy Go to School, Go for a Ride, Fly a Kite and Paint a Picture (4 Readers) (1998) 3 copies
Surprise! (1981) 3 copies
In the Summer I Go Fishing (1971) 2 copies
Having Fun: A Bug, A Bear and A Boy (2004) 2 copies
Oh, No, Go (A Play) 2 copies
A Bug A Bear and A Boy (2 book set): And the bath / Play hide and seek 2 copies
Perro malo (¡Me gusta leer!) (Spanish Edition) (2022) 1 copy
Buildings of Distinction: Exploring State Capitols 1 copy
Camp WildHog 1 copy
That Grand Master (1982) 1 copy
That Grand Master Jumping Teacher, Bernard, Meets Jerome, the Great Jumping Glump (1982) 1 copy
A Wolf Story (1981) 1 copy
The Surprise Fish 1 copy
A Bug, a Bear, and a Boy (4 book set): At Home / Plant a Garden / Play Hide-and-Seek / And the Bath 1 copy
Warm Morning 1 copy
A bug, a bear, and a boy and the bath / A bug, a bear, and a boy plant a garden 1 copy
Mole Muusic 1 copy
My Story 1 copy
A Bug a Bear and a Boy (Scholastic Reader - 1) 1 copy
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ] 1 copy
The Ancient Egyptians 1 copy
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Associated Works

I Love You Because You're You (2017) — Illustrator — 1,290 copies
Wynken, Blynken, & Nod (1889) — Illustrator, some editions — 806 copies
If You Were My Bunny (1996) — Illustrator — 605 copies
A Big Fat Enormous Lie (1978) — Illustrator — 478 copies
Ten Cats Have Hats (1994) — Illustrator — 283 copies
The Ice Cream Store (1991) — Illustrator — 264 copies
The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary (2005) — Contributor — 242 copies
Peter Rabbit's Happy Easter (2006) — Illustrator — 225 copies
Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas (1997) — Illustrator — 210 copies
When Sheep Sleep (2006) — Illustrator — 188 copies
Goldilocks (1656) — Illustrator — 168 copies
The Bear's Bicycle (1975) — Illustrator — 156 copies
The Big Book For Our Planet (1993) — Contributor — 135 copies
Tell Me the Day Backwards (2011) — Illustrator — 125 copies
Potatoes on Tuesday (1995) — Illustrator — 122 copies
A Pot O' Gold: A Treasury Of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, And (of Course) Blarney (2004) — Illustrator — 112 copies
The Nightgown of the Sullen Moon (1983) — Illustrator — 109 copies
The Crazy Quilt (Let Me Read, Level 3) (1994) — Illustrator — 96 copies
Mud Is Cake (2002) — Illustrator — 92 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Contributor — 91 copies
John Pig's Halloween (1998) — Illustrator — 82 copies
Night Sounds, Morning Colors (1994) — Illustrator — 81 copies
Bubblegum Delicious (2000) — Illustrator — 81 copies
A Place for Nicholas (1997) — Illustrator — 77 copies
Little Horse (2002) — Illustrator — 75 copies
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President (2008) — Illustrator — 70 copies
My Song Is Beautiful (1994) — Illustrator — 67 copies
Why a Disguise? (1996) — Illustrator — 66 copies
Who Gets the Sun Out of Bed? (1656) — Illustrator — 57 copies
A Friend for Growl Bear (1951) — Illustrator, some editions — 52 copies
Sailing to Cythera, and Other Anatole Stories (1974) — Illustrator — 48 copies
Hop To It!: A Scholastic Treasury of Easter Tales (2003) — Illustrator — 48 copies
When Papa Comes Home Tonight (2009) — Illustrator — 45 copies
Strangers' Bread (1975) — Illustrator — 43 copies
Animal Stackers (2005) — Illustrator — 43 copies
Uncle Terrible: More Adventures of Anatole (1982) — Illustrator — 35 copies
When I Was King (2008) — Illustrator — 26 copies
The Island of the Grass King: The Further Adventures of Anatole (1979) — Illustrator — 23 copies
Leave Herbert Alone (1972) — Illustrator — 21 copies
On a Starry Night (1773) — Illustrator — 21 copies
Hooked (2018) — Illustrator — 19 copies
The Phantom Ice Cream Man: More Nonsense Verse (1979) — Illustrator — 13 copies
Thirsty Baby (2003) — Illustrator — 13 copies
One Winter Night in August and Other Nonsense Jingles (1975) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Devil's Tail (1978) — Illustrator — 10 copies
I Want to Be Big: 2 (Unicorn Book) (1985) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Les deux maisons de Petit-Blaireau (1993) — Illustrator, some editions — 9 copies
Animal Tales: Favorite Stories from Chirp Magazine (2007) — Author & Illustrator — 6 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, January 1974 (1974) — Illustrator — 6 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 8, April 1974 (1974) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1976 — Illustrator — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, September 1975 (1975) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, February 1976 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Mole Music (Reading Rainbow Books) by David McPhail
I love this book! It shows younger children that without practice, you cannot get better. The mole wanted to learn how to play the violin. Inspired by a show he watched on television. He ordered his own violin and began to wait patiently until it arrives.
 
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Nebraska Golden Sower Award
Young Hoosier Book Award
CCBC Choices
Triple Crown Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6
Utah Beehive Book Award
Parents' Choice Book Award
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award
Buckaroo Book Award
Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books
Grand Canyon Reader Award
The Best Children's Books of the Year
California Young Reader Medal
Children's Favorites Awards
Virginia Readers' Choice
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
Golden Archer Award
Please Touch Museum Book Award
Shalom Readers Club Book List
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
Best Books for Babies
Flicker Tale Award
Florida Literacy Association Children's Book Award
Notable Children's Book
CLEL Bell Picture Book Award for Early Literacy
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award
Show Me Readers Award
Texas 2x2 Reading List
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award
Green Earth Book Award

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Statistics

Works
161
Also by
54
Members
18,192
Popularity
#1,211
Rating
3.8
Reviews
332
ISBNs
694
Languages
10
Favorited
5

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