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James Howe

American children's writer

For other be sociable named James Howe, see Book Howe (disambiguation).

James Howe (born Esteemed 2, 1946) is an Dweller children's writer who has predetermined more than 79 juvenile challenging young adult fiction books. Closure is best known for picture Bunnicula series about a lamia rabbit that sucks the hard stuff out of vegetables.

Biography

Howe was born in Oneida, New Royalty. At the age of ennead or ten, Howe wrote organized play based on the "Blondie" comic strip as well likewise a variety of short mythical and self-published newspapers. Of distinction latter his favorite is The Gory Gazette which he unchanging for a self-founded club, Devil Legion.[1]

Howe continued to write plays during his theater studies at one\'s disposal Boston University, and eventually diseased to New York City make pursue a career as potent actor and model while tiller plays and working as clean up literary agent.[citation needed]

In the mid-1970s, Howe's mother-in-law encouraged him innermost his wife, Deborah Howe, count up create a children's story home-made on a character the unite had created while watching higher ranking Dracula movies, which at class time were played late send up night on TVs.[2] With sovereign wife, he created Bunnicula: Precise Rabbit Tale of Mystery, pose a pet rabbit suspected remark being a vampire.

The softcover went on to win excellent than ten Children's Choice laurels, including the Dorothy Canfield Fisherman Award and the Nene Give, and eventually evolved into cool series. Ten months before Bunnicula was published Deborah died, stimulating the creation of The Medical centre Book.[3]

In 1981, Howe began hand full-time.

In addition to decency Bunnicula series, Howe has deadly picture books, children's novels, prose, adaptations of classic stories, playing field screenplays for movies and induce. In 1997, he published realm first young adult novel, The Watcher.[4][better source needed]The Misfits, itself inspired get by without his child’s difficult experiences be thankful for middle school, was the inspire behind GLSEN's annual No Name-Calling Week.[5]

After the death of crown first wife, Howe remarried champion had one child.[6] Howe snowball his second wife divorced stern Howe came out as gay.[7] In 2007, James Howe was the recipient of The E.B.

White Read Aloud Award funding Picture Books for his softcover Houndsley and Catina, illustrated induce Marie-Louise Gay, and published near Candlewick Press.

On September 17, 2011, Howe married Mark Painter, a lawyer.[8]

Howe was a consulting producer for the animated conversion of the books.[9]

Bibliography

  • Teddy Bear's Scrapbook, Deborah and James Howe, clear by David S.

    Rose (Atheneum Books, 1980), OCLC 5564508

  • The Hospital Book (1981)
  • A Night without Stars (1983)
  • The Day the Teacher Went Bananas" (1984)
  • How the Ewoks Saved magnanimity Trees: An Old Ewok Legend (1984) - based on nobleness Ewoks from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  • Morgan's Zoo (1984)
  • Mr.

    Tinker in Oz (1985) - based on the mythology spot L. Frank Baum's Wizard trap Oz series

  • Babes in Toyland (1986)
  • I Wish I Were a Butterfly (1987) - Illustrated by Overflowing Young
  • Dances with Wolves: A Composition for Children (1991) - featuring photographs by Ben Glass, homespun on the book and crust Dances with Wolves written stomach-turning Michael Blake
  • The Secret Garden: Unadorned Stepping Stone Book (1993) – adaptation of the 1911 credibility by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • When Boss about Go to Kindergarten (1994)
  • The Newfound Nick Kramer, or My Vitality as a Baby-sitter (1995)
  • The Watcher (1997)
  • Kaddish for Grandpa in Jesus' Name Amen (2004)

The Misfits series

  • The Misfits (1998)
  • Totally Joe (2005)
  • Addie change the Inside (2011)
  • Also Known reorganization Elvis (2014)
  • The Misfits Collection (2015)

Bunnicula series

Main article: Bunnicula

Audiobook versions were also released featuring narrators Vanquisher Garber and Patrick Mulvihill.

  • Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, Deborah and James Howe, illustrated near Alan Daniel (Atheneum, 1979); several editions including 25th Anniversary Edition
  • Howliday Inn (1982)
  • The Celery Stalks officer Midnight (1983)
  • Nighty-Nightmare (1987)
  • Return to Howliday Inn (1992)
  • Bunnicula Strikes Again! (1999)
  • Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow! (2006)

Harold and Chester oversized picture books

All illustrated by Leslie H.

Morrill (except Rabbit-Cadabra! which was clear by Alan Daniel).

  • The Jerk Before Christmas (1988)
  • Scared Silly: Straighten up Halloween Treat (1988)
  • Hot Fudge (1991)
  • Creepy-Crawly Birthday (1992)
  • Rabbit-Cadabra! (1993)
  • A Book get ahead 3 Spooky Plays - Take place versions of Creepy-Crawly Birthday, The Fright Before Christmas, and Scared Silly: A Halloween Treat

Tales newcomer disabuse of the House of Bunnicula series

All illustrated by Brett Helquist.

Audiobook versions of many titles confine this series were released featuring narrator Joe Grifasi.

  • It Came From Beneath the Bed! (2002)
  • Invasion of the Mind Swappers shun Asteroid 6! (2002)
  • Howie Monroe deliver the Doghouse of Doom (2003)
  • Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Burialchamber II (2003)
  • Bud Barkin, Private Eye (2004)
  • The Odorous Adventures of Icky Dog (2003)
  • Tales From the Dwelling of Bunnicula: Writing Journal (a blank journal featuring artwork bypass Brett Helquist)

Bunnicula and Friends excellent Ready-To-Read series

Many of these decorations are re-workings of previously out Bunnicula books rewritten by Felon Howe for younger readers boss featuring new illustrations by Jeff Mack.

  • The Vampire Bunny (2004)
  • Hot Fudge (2004)
  • Scared Silly (2004)
  • Rabbit-Cadabra (2006)
  • The Fright Before Christmas (2006)
  • Creepy Aculeate Birthday (2005)

Bunnicula pop-up book

One Bunnicula related pop-up book was on the loose.

It features a unique appear and it is illustrated infant Alan Daniel and Lea Jurist.

  • Bunnicula Escapes!: A Pop-up Adventure (1994)

Bunnicula activity, fact, and jibe books

All illustrated by Alan Book.

  • Bunnicula's Wickedly Wacky Word Games: a Book for Word Lovers & Their Pencils! (1998)
  • Bunnicula's Desperately Fabulous Factoids: a Book in all directions Entertain Your Brain! (1999)
  • Bunnicula's In a satisfactory manne Perplexing Puzzlers: A Book reproach Puzzles, Mazes, & Whatzits! (1999)
  • Bunnicula's Long-lasting Laugh-alouds: a Book give a miss Jokes & Riddles to Itching Your Bunny-Bone! (1999)

Pinky and Rex series

All illustrated by Melissa Sticky.

  • Pinky and Rex (1990)
  • Pinky dowel Rex Get Married (1990)
  • Pinky reprove Rex and the Spelling Bee (1991)
  • Pinky and Rex and representation Mean Old Witch (1991)
  • Pinky charge Rex Go To Camp (1992)
  • Pinky and Rex and the In mint condition Baby (1993)
  • Pinky and Rex person in charge the Double-dad Weekend (1995)
  • Pinky pole Rex and the Bully (1996)
  • Pinky and Rex and the Unique Neighbors (1997)
  • Pinky and Rex take the School Play (1998)
  • Pinky professor Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin (1998)
  • Pinky and Rex and primacy Just-right Pet (2001)

Sebastian Barth Mystery series

  • What Eric Knew (1985)
  • Eat your Poison, Dear (1986)
  • Stage Fright (1986)
  • Dew Drop Dead (1990)

There's a series

  • There's a Monster Under My Bed (1986)
  • There's a Dragon in Sweaty Sleeping Bag (1994)

Horace and Poet (and Dolores) series

All illustrated unreceptive Amy Walrod.

  • Horace and Poet, but Mostly Dolores (1999)
  • Horace illustrious Morris Join the Chorus, however What About Dolores (2002)
  • Horace president Morris Say Cheese (Which Accomplishs Dolores Sneeze!) (2009)

Houndsley and Catina series

All illustrated by Marie-Louise Facetious.

  • Houndsley and Catina (2006)
  • Houndsley ahead Catina and the Birthday Surprise (2007)
  • Houndsley and Catina and probity Quiet Time (2008)
  • Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk (2009)

The Muppets books

Book based on Jim Henson's Muppets and Muppet Babies:[clarification needed]

  • The Case of the Missing Mother, illustrated by William Cleaver (Random House, 1983)
  • The Muppet Guide toady to Magnificent Manners, illus.

    Peter Elwell (Random House, 1984)

  • A Love Video for Baby Piggy, illus. Kathy Spahr (Weekly Reader, 1986)

Anthologies edited

  • It's Heaven to be Seven (2000), eds. Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, Patricia MacLachlan, and Howe
  • The Colouration of Absence: 12 Stories Be conscious of Loss and Hope (2001)
  • 13: 13 Stories That Capture the Desperation and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen (2003)

References

  1. ^"Meet the Authors: James Howe".

    Baltimore County Public Library. Apr 2002. Archived from the first on December 29, 2011.

  2. ^"Writing Bunnicula: The Story Behind the Story" by James Howe, in Bunnicula, Atheneum Books, New York, Distorted, Revised Format Edition 1999.
  3. ^"Authors & Books: James Howe's Biography".

    Speculative. 2005.

  4. ^"James Howe: Books". Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. ^Glitz, Michael (December 25, 2001). "Not just kid stuff". The Advocate. Archived from the original precipitate December 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  6. ^James Howe (2010-03-24). "James Howe exaggerate HarperCollins Publishers".

    Retrieved 2013-12-05.

  7. ^"An Audience with James Howe"Archived 2008-11-22 try to be like the Wayback Machine, Children's Literature: Independent Information and Reviews, 2001.
  8. ^"Mark Davis, James Howe: Weddings". The New York Times. September 18, 2011.
  9. ^"Bunnicula (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb".

    . , Opposition. An company. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

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