David L. Harrison

David Lee Harrison (born 13 March 1937) is an award winning American children’s author and poet.

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Professional career

Harrison's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers have been anthologized in more than 185 books, translated into twelve languages, sandblasted into a library sidewalk, painted on a bookmobile, and presented on television, radio, podcast, and video stream. Ten of his 90 books are professional works for teachers. He is poet laureate of Drury University. David Harrison Elementary School is named after him. He has given keynote talks, college commencement addresses, and been featured at hundreds of conferences, workshops, literature festivals, and schools across America.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury University in 1959, a Master of Science degree from Emory University in 1960, and two Honorary Doctor of Letters degrees. His poetry collection, Pirates, represented Missouri at the 2013 National Book Fair in Washington, D.C. David also works as Poet Laureate at Drury University.

Work History

1953-58 Musician: Principal trombonist, symphony orchestra, Springfield, Missouri

1959- Writer: stories for adult market; fiction, nonfiction, poetry for children; professional books for teachers

1960-63 Pharmacologist: Mead Johnson, Evansville, Indiana

1963-73 Editor/Editorial Manager: Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, Missouri

1973-08 Business owner: Glenstone Block Company, Glen Block Hardware stores; Springfield, Branson, Branson West, Camdenton, Kaiser, Missouri

1984- Business co-owner: Gamble’s Gifts, Springfield, Missouri

Bibliography

POETRY
1993 Somebody Catch My Homework
2003 The Mouse Was Out at Recess
2004 Connecting Dots, Poems of My Journey
2007 bugs, poems about creeping things
2008 Pirates

2009 Vacation, We're Going to the Ocean!

2012 Cowboys
FICTION
1969 The Boy with A Drum
1969 Little Turtle’s Big Adventure
1972 The Book of Giant Stories
1986 Wake Up, Sun!
1994 When Cows Come Home
2001 Johnny Appleseed, My Story
2002 Dylan the Eagle-Hearted Chicken
2013 A Perfect Home for a Family
NONFICTION
1970 The World of American Caves
1981 What Do You Know!
2001 Caves, Mysteries Beneath Our Feet
2002 Volcanoes, Nature’s Incredible Fireworks
2007 Cave Detectives, Unraveling the Mysteries of an Ice Age Cave
2010 Mammoth Bones and Broken Stones

PROFESSIONAL
1999 Easy Poetry Lessons that Dazzle and Delight (with Bernice Cullinan)
2009 Partner Poems for Building Fluency (with Tim Rasinski and Gay Fawcett)
2013 Learning through Poetry (in 5 volumes) (with Mary Jo Fresch)

Other Publications

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY

1999: Ozark Voices: The Story of Springfield; created 90-minute documentary featuring oral histories of 36 long time residents of the community. Benefitted Ozarks Public Television.

PLAYS BASED ON HARRISON WORKS

2002 Somebody Catch My Homework, by Sandy Asher 2005 Johnny Appleseed, adapted by Story Salad Productions 2007 Jesse and Grace, adapted by Sandy Asher

CD-ROM

1995 Somebody Catch My Homework

CASETTE (WITH MUSIC) 1975 The Boy With a Drum 1997 When Cows Come Home

Appearances in Anthologies

1976 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories Tapestry (1976). By 4 editors. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1978 The Book of Giant Stories Honey for a Child’s Heart Revised (1978). By Gladys Hunt. Zondervan. 1978 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories Step Right Up! Scott, Foresman Basics in Reading (1978). By several editors. Scott, Foresman and Company. 1985 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Dream Keepers (1985). By 4 editors. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. 1985 The Boy With a Drum The Eloise Wilkin Treasury (1985). By Linda C. Falken. Western: Publishing Company. 1985 A Careless Giant from The Book of Giant Stories Expressways, A Basal Language Program Level 5 (1985). By Lois Brown Easton and Marvin Klein. The Economy Company. 1986 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Discoveries (1986). Numerous editors. Houghton Mifflin. 1986 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories The Happy Birthday Book (1986). By David Jackson. Oxford University Press. 1987 Den Lille Guttens Hemmelighet (The Little Boy’s Secret) from The Book of Giant Stories Den Stopre Godnatt Boka (1987). By Ellen Seip Stubbe and Turid Opsahl. Aschehoug 1987 The Boy With a Drum The Circus Is In Town Let’s Go, Trucks! The Little Boy and the Giant Monster! Monster! Bibliography of the Little Golden Books (1987). By Dolores B. Jones. Western Publishing. 1988 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories A Treasury of Dragons, Giants and Monsters (1988). By Caroline Royds. Kingfisher Book. 1989 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories Super Stories for the Very Young (1989). By Sally Grindley. Kingfisher. 1989 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories More Stories for the Very Young (1989). By Sally Grindley. Kingfisher. 1989 Der Kleine Junge und sein Geheimnis (The Little Boy’s Secret) from The Book of Giant Stories Komm, erzahl mir was! (1989). By Agnes Niegl. Bundesverlag. 1989 There Once Was a Giant Named Groans from The Book of Giant Stories Once I Ate a Jellyfish (1989). By John Foster. Hodder and Stoughton. 1989 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Houghton Mifflin Literary Readers Book 2 (1989). By several editors. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1989 Johnny Appleseed Terre Haute (1989). By Will Aitken. Delta. 1990 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories Listening Tapes (1990). By Bill Moore and Mary Moore. Ginn :Publishing Canada. 1990 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories A Treasury of Stories for Five Year Olds (1990). By Edward and Nancy Blishen. Kingfisher Books. 1991 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Stories for Bedtime (1991). By Fiona Waters. Orchard. 1991 The Little Boy’s Secret from The Book of Giant Stories A Bucketful of Stories for Six Year Olds (1991). By Pat Thomson. Doubleday. 1991 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Tick Tock Tales, 3 Minute Stories (1991). By Sian Hardy. Rainbow Books. 1992 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories A Treasury of Giant and Monster Stories (1992). By Jane Olliver. Kingfisher. 1992 The Book of Giant Stories, cited Hey! Listen to This! Stories to Read Aloud (1992). By Jim Trelease. New York, New York: Penguin Books. 1992 Read Me a Story (poem) Read to me: Raising kids who love to Read (1992). By Bernice E. Cullinan. Scholastic. 1992 Kleine Jongen Heeft Een Geheim (The Little Boy’s Secret) from The Book of Giant Stories De Verhalentuin, Verhalen voor Jonge Kinderen (1992). By Bregje Boonstra. Ploegsma. 1992 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Children (1992). By Nancy and Edward Blishen. Kingfisher Books. 1993 The Musician and Practice (Original) Poems That Sing to You (1993). By Michael R. Strickland. Boyds Mills Press. 1993 Practice from A Thousand Cousins Poems That Sing to You (1993). By Michael R. Strickland. Boyds Mills Press. 1993 The Boy With a Drum Little Golden Book Classics (1993). Featuring the art of Eloise Wilkin. Western Publishing Company. 1994 From Monster! Monster! Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: Favorite Authors Reveal Their Writing Secrets (1994). By Sandy Asher. Walker Books for Young Readers. 1994 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories The Oxford Treasury of Children’s Stories (1994). By Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark. Oxford University Press. 1995 The Case of Og the Missing Frog Beyond Picture Books: A Guide to First Readers Second Edition (1995). By Barbara Barstow and Judith Riggle. Libraries Unlimited. 1995 Wake Up, Sun! Beyond Picture Books: A Guide to First Readers Second Edition (1995). By Barbara Barstow and Judith Riggle. Libraries Unlimited. 1995 Little Turtle’s Big Adventure Beyond Picture Books: A Guide to First Readers Second Edition (1995). By Barbara Barstow and Judith Riggle. Libraries Unlimited. 1995 My Book! From Somebody Catch My Homework Three Voices (1995). By Bernice E. Cullinan, Marilyn C. Scala, and Virginia C. Schroder. Stenhouse. 1997 Monday from Somebody Catch My Homework No More Homework No More Tests (1997). By Bruce Lansky. Meadowbrook. 1997 First Bird of Spring from Easy Poetry Lessons That Dazzle and Delight My Own Song and Other Poems to Groove To (1997). By Michael R. Strickland. Boyds Mills Press. 1997 The Singer of the Night from Easy Poetry Lessons That Dazzle and Delight My Own Song and Other Poems to Groove To (1997). By Michael R. Strickland. Boyds Mills Press. 1998 He’ll Pay for This, from A Thousand Cousins Miles of Smiles (1998). By Bruce Lansky, Meadowbrook. 1998 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Houghton Mifflin, Spelling and Vocabulary (1998). By Shane Templeton. 1998 My Book and The Test, from Somebody Catch My Homework Reflections from a Mud Puddle (1998). By Marcella Fisher Anderson. Boyds Mills Press. 1999 Monday from Somebody Catch My Homework The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury (1999). By Jack Prelutsky and Meilo So. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 1999 Little Boy’s Secret Magical Stories for 6 Year Olds. By Helen Paiba. MacMillan U.K. 1999 Johnny Appleseed 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You (1999). By Gregory Godek. Sourcebooks Casablanca; Gift edition. 1999 When Cows Come Home Pocket Charts for Emerging Readers (1999). By Valerie SchifferDanoff. Scholastic Teaching Resources. 1999 When Cows Come Home More Reading Connections: Bringing Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Together (1999). By Elizabeth Knowles and Martha Smith. Libraries Unlimited. 2000 Bedtime from A Thousand Cousins Daddy Poems (2000). By John Micklos. Boyds Mills Press. 2000 unknown poem What Do You Know About Manners? (2000). By Cynthia MacGregor. Meadowbrook. 2000 Wake Up, Sun! The New York Times Parent’s Guide to the Best Books for Children: 3rd Edition, Revised and Updated (2000). By Eden Ross Lipson. Three Rivers Press. 2000 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Magical Stories for 5 Year Olds (2000). By Helen Paiba. Macmillan. 2000 Elephant Rules from The Boy Who Counted Stars 2000 Johnny Appleseed Indiana Trivia (2000). By Ernie Couch. Rutledge Hill Press. Poems for 10 Year Olds (2000). By Susie Gibbs. Macmillan. 2000 Wake Up, Sun! Reading Rescue 1-2-3: Raise Your Child’s Reading Level 2 Grades With This Easy 3-Step Program (2000). By Peggy M. Wilber. Three Rivers Press. 2001 It’s Me! (Original) Heart to Heart (2001). By Jan Greenberg. Harry N. Abrams. 2001 Wake Up, Sun! Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read. Edited by Laura Backes. Three Rivers Press. 2001 Last Night from Somebody Catch My Homework Summer Success Reading (2001). By James F. Baumann, Michael F. Opitz, and Laura Robb. Great Source Education Group. 2001 My Excuse from Somebody Catch My Homework Poems That Build Character (2001). By Karen Brown. Edupress. 2001 Unknown school poem The Aliens Have Landed (2001). By Ken Nesbitt. Meadowbrook. 2001 A Thousand Cousins The Read-Aloud Handbook 5th Edition (2001). By Jim Trelease. Penguin. 2001 Somebody Catch My Homework The Read-Aloud Handbook 5th Edition (2001). By Jim Trelease. Penguin. 2001 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Dynamic English Grade 5 (2001). By Gus de Villiers, Helene Strauss, and Sylvia van Straaten. Kagiso Education. 2002 Looking Back to See The Future Me (Original) Literature and the Child (2002). Bernice E. Cullinan. Wadsworth Publishing. 2002 Farmer’s Garden Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents (2002). By Sharron L. McElmeel. Libraries Unlimited, A Division of Greenwood Publishing Group. 2002 My Book from Somebody Catch My Homework Open Court Reading Level 2 Book 1 (2002). By 10 editors. SRA/McGraw-Hill. 2002 From The Book of Giant Stories Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read (2002). By Jim Trelease. Penguin. 2002 My Excuse from Somebody Catch My Homework Poems for Teachers (2002). By Julie K. Hogan. Ideals Publications. 2002 unknown poem Slumber Parties (2002). By Penny Warner. Meadowbrook. 2002 The World of American Caves cited as referenc Sinkholes. By Sandra Friend. Pineapple Press. 2002 I’d Rather Not from Somebody Catch My Homework Poems for Teachers (2002). By Julie K. Hogan. Ideals Publications. 2002 Last Night from Somebody Catch My Homework Poems for Teachers (2002). By Julie K. Hogan. Ideals Publications. 2003 unknown poem Hocus Jokus (2003). By Steve Charney. Meadowbrook. 2003 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories The Kingfisher Treasury of Monster Stories (2003). By Jane Olliver and Annabel Spencely. Kingfisher. 2003 No Words from Wild Country An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship, Building Academic Literacy (2003). By Audrey Fielding and Ruth Schoenbach. Jossey-Bass. 2003 Johnny Appleseed How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike (2003). By Esme’ Raji Codell. Algonquin Books. 2003 Rivers, Nature’s Wondrous Waterways Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2004. Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! Writer, Inc. 2003 Johnny Appleseed Stories of Courage and Heroism: Junior Classics, Part 7 (2003). By William Patten. Kessinger Publishing. 2003 From Wild Country Healthy Teens, Body and Soul: A Parent’s Complete Guide (2003). By Andrea Marks and Betty Rothbart. Fireside. 2003 Johnny Appleseed Don’t Know Much About American History (2003). By Kenneth C. Davis. HarperTrophy. 2003 Volcanoes The Writer’s Handbook (2004). By Elfreida Abbe. Writer, Inc. 2003 The Alligator in the Closet Making the Grade: Everything Your 4th Grader Needs to Know (2003). By Robert R. Roth. Barron’s Educational Series. 2003 Johnny Appleseed The 50 Great States Games (2003). By William Patten. Scholastic Inc. 2003 Johnny Appleseed Davey’s Blue-Eyed Frog (2003). By Patricia Harrison Easton. Clarion Books 2003 Johnny Appleseed Poems Old and New, Reading Guides and Indexes: Junior Classics, Part 10 (2003). By William Patten. Kessinger Publishing. 2003 Johnny Appleseed Frommer’s San Francisco with Kids (2003). By Paula Tevis. Frommer’s. 2003 Johnny Appleseed Moon Handbooks: Ohio (2003). By David K. Wright. Avalon Travel Publishing; Second Edition. 2004 unknown poem Rolling in the Aisles (2004). By Bruce Lansky. Meadowbrook. 2004 unknown poem If Kids Ruled the School: More Kids’ Favorite Funny School Poems (2004). By Bruce Lansky. Meadowbrook. 2004 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums from The Book of Giant Stories Kingfisher Stories for Five Year Olds (2004). By Edward Blishen, Nancy Blishen, and Polly Noakes. Kingfisher. 2004 Johnny Appleseed Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer (2004). By Delorme. Delorme Publishing. 2004 Volcanoes The Writer’s Handbook (2004). By Elfreida Abbe. Writer, Inc. 2004 Johnny Appleseed Don’t Know Much About the 50 States (2004). By Kenneth C. Davis. HarperTrophy. 2004 Volcanoes Anticipation Guides: Ready to Use Guides and Fun Activities to Boost Reading Comprehension (2004). By Joanne Hines and Pamela Vincent. Crystal Springs Books. 2005 Little Boy Soup Daily Discoveries for January: Thematic Learning Activities for Every Day (2005). By Elizabeth Cole Midgley. Teaching and Learning Company. 2005 The Giant Who Threw Tantrums The Kingfisher Treasury of Giant and Monster Stories. By Jane Oliver and Annabel Spenceley. Kingfisher Books, Ltd. 2005 The Animals’ Song Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6. By Caterine Barr and John Gillespie. Libraries Unlimited 8 edition. 2005 Earthquakes Referenced in Earthquake in Loma Prieta, California, 1989 (2005). By Susan Harkins and William Harkins. 2005 Caves, Mysteries Beneath Our Feet 99 Jumpstarts for Kids’ Science Research. By Peggy Whitely and Susan Williams Goodwin. Libraries Unlimited. 2005 My Book! from Somebody Catch My Homework Essentials of Children’s Literature 5th Edition (2005). By Carol Lynch-Brown. Pearson. 2005 The Boy With a Drum Farm Tales, a Little Golden Book Collection (2005). A Golden Book New York. 2005 Johnny Appleseed The American Hero in Children’s Literature: A Standards-Based Approach (2005). By Carol M. Butzow. Teacher Ideas Press. 2005 When Cows Come Home Literature for Lively Lessons (2005). By Sheila Edwards. McGraw-Hill. 2006 Farmer’s Garden Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature: Making the Most of Read-Alouds Across the Day (2006). By Lester Laminack. Heinemann. 2006 Poems from The Alligator in the Closet Poetry in Literature for Youth (Literature for Youth Series). By Angela Leeper. Scarecrow Press. 2006 Who Ate the Last Five Cookies? from A Thousand Cousins No Boys Allowed (2006). By John Micklos, Jr. Boyds Mills Press. 2006 The Mountain from Wild Country Got Geography! (2006). By Lee Bennett Hopkins. Greenwillow. 2006 The Animals’ Song Baby Sing and Sign (2006). By Anne Meeker-Miller. Marlowe & Company. 2006 Writing Stories: Fantastic Fiction from Start to Finish Colossal Clubs: Activities-Based Curriculum for School-Age Program (2006). By Kathleen Martinez and Sue Edwards. School-Age Notes; First edition. 2006 A Thousand Cousins The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition; 2006. Edited by Jim Trelease. Penguin Books. 2006 From Caves, Mysteries Beneath Our Feet Caves (Blastoff! Readers: Learning About the Earth) (Blastoff Readers. Level 3). By Emily K. Green. Bellwether Media. 2006 Various school poems Poetry Aloud Here. By Sylvia Vardell. American Library Association Editions. 2007 Volcanoes Reading Street Grade 3, Unit 3 (2007). By 14 editors. Scott Foresman. 2007 Poems for Two Voices The Wonder of It All: When Literature and Literacy Intersect. By Nancy Johnson and Cyndi Giorgis. Heinemann. 2007 Unknown poem Planet Health – 2nd edition: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle Nutrition and Physical Activity. By Jill Carter and Jean Wiecha. Human Kinetics. 2007 Volcanoes Reading Street Grade 3, Unit 3 Teacher’s Guide (2007). Scott Foresman. 2007 My Book! Essentials of Children’s Literature, 6th Edition (2007). Allyn & Bacon. 2007 My Book! Reading the Saints: Lists of Catholic Books for Children plus Book Collecting Tips for the Home and School Library. By Janet McKenzie. Biblio Resource Publications. 2007 From Dude! Integrating Multicultural Literature in Libraries and Classrooms in Secondary Schools. By Kaavonia Hinton and Gail Dickinson. Linworth. 2008 Using Picture Books to Teach Writing with the Traits: K-2 (2008). Ruth Culham. Scholastic Teaching Resources. 2008 Cave Detectives Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading. Kathleen Baxter. Libraries Unlimited. 2008 Oceans Elementary Science Methods: A Constructivist Approach. By David Jerner Martin. Wadsworth Publishing. 2008 Unknown Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials. By Patricia L. Sharer and Gay Su Pinnell. Scholastic Teaching Resources. 2008 From Somebody Catch My Homework Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees: School Poems (I Can Read 2). By Lee Bennett Hopkins and Sachiko Yoshikawa. HarperCollins. 2009 Frog Chorus Falling Down the Page (2009). By Georgia Heard. Roaring Brook Press. 2009 Dylan the Eagle-hearted Chicken More Family Story Times. By Rob Reid. American Library Association Editions. 2009 My Book! Every Child a Reader (2009). By Helene Coffin. Scholastic. 2009 Rhymes for Two Voices I Can Write Like That!: A Guide to Mentor Texts: Craft Studies for Writers’ Workshop, K-6 (2009). By Susan Ehmann and Kellyann Gayer. International Reading Association. 2009 Rhymes for Two Voices

          Getting Started With the Traits: K-2. By Ruth Culham and Ray Coutu.                            
          Scholastic Teaching Resources.

2009 When Cows Come Home Bit, Bat, Bee, Rhyme with Me! Word Patterns and Activities: Grades K-3. By Linda Armstrong. Linworth Learning. 2009 Unknown The Children’s Literature Lover’s Book of Lists. By Joanna Sullivan. Jossey-Bass. 2009 Piggy Wiglet Writing It Right! By Sandy Asher. Dutton 2009 From Easy Poetry Lessons that Dazzle and Delight More Than Just a Rhyme. By Kotanya Kimbrough and Yvette Appiah. Pearl’s Book’em Publisher. 2009 Wake Up, Sun! A Box Full of Tales. By Kathy MacMillan. American Library Association Editions. 2009 Easy Poetry Lessons that Dazzle and Delight Professional Books: Webster’s Timeline History, 1623-2006. Icon Group International. 2009 Og the Frog Rand McNally: Webster’s Timeline History, 1797-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 Wake Up, Sun! Random House: Webster’s Timeline History, 1975-1990. Icon Group International. 2009 Johnny Appleseed, My Story Random House: Webster’s Timeline History, 2000-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 When Cows Come Home Home: Webster’s Timeline History, 1994-1995. Icon Group International. 2009 The Book of Giant Stories Pan Books: Webster’s Timeline History, 1935-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 Piggy Wiglet’s Great Adventure Piggy: Webster’s Timeline History, 1808-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 Dylan the Eagle-hearted Chicken Brooking: Webster’s Timeline History, 2001-2006. Icon Group International. 2009 Earthquakes, Earth’s Mightiest Moments Earths: Webster’s Timeline History, 860-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 Cave Detectives San Francisco: Webster’s Timeline History, 2005-2007. Icon Group International. 2009 Johnny Appleseed, My Story Appalachian Children’s Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. By Roberta T. Herrin and Sheila Quinn Oliver. McFarland. 2010 Connecting Dots Teaching Middle School Writers. By Laura Robb. Heinemann. 2010 Numerous entries (17) Using Poetry Across the Curriculum: Learning to Love Language. By Barbara Chatton. Libraries Unlimited. 2010 From bugs Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to get Boys Excited About Reading. By Kathleen Baxter and Marsha Kochel. Libraries Unlimited. 2010 The Sound of a Sentence Traits of Writing (2010). By Ruth Culham. Scholastic. 2010 My Book! Essentials of Children’s Literature, 7th Edition (2010). Carol Lynch-Brown, Carl M. Tomlinson, and Kathy G. Short. Pearson. 2010 Monday No More Homework! No More Tests! (2010); By Bruce Lansky; Meadowbrook. 2010 Book of Giant Stories Honey for a Child’s Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life (2010). By Gladys Hunt. Zondervan. 2011 Ice Age Cave Pam Allyn’s Best Books for Boys. By Pam Allyn Page. Scholastic Teaching Resources. 2011 Unknown New Fangled Fairy Tales Book #1: Classic Fairy Tales With a Funny Twist. Bruce Lansky. Meadowbrook. 2011 Poems for two voices The Read-Aloud Scaffold: Best Books to Enhance Content Area Curriculum, Grades Pre-K-3. By Judy Bradbury. Libraries Unlimited. 2012 It’s Me! Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets (2012). Edited by Emily Fragos. Knopf. 2012 Two poems The Arrow Finds Its Mark (2012). Edited by Georgia Heard. Roaring Brook Press. 2012 Three poems The Poetry Friday Anthology (2012). Edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. Pomelo Books.

2012 Nickolas Cobb

Dare to Dream . . . Change the World (2012). Edited by Jill Corcoran. Kane Miller Books. 2012 What’s That! National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry (2012). Edited by J. Patrick Lewis. National Geographic. 2012 Rhymes from Farmer’s Garden Poetry Mentor Texts (2012). By Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli with Georgia Heard. Stenhouse Publishers. 2012 Paul Bunyan, My Story Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac (2012). By Anita Silvey; Roaring Brook Press. 2012 Old McDonald Had a Farm Parody Phonics & Fluency Practice with Poetry e-book (2012); Rasinski, Rupley, and Nichols; Scholastic Teaching Resources (June 1, 2012) 2012 From Rivers The Brain Power Story Hour: Higher Order Thinking with Picture Books. By Nancy Polette. Mcfarland. 2012 Are We There Yet? The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists. By Sylvia Vardell. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2012 And the Crowd Goes Wild And the Crowd Goes Wild: A Global Gathering of Sports Poems (2012). Edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte and Heidi Bee Roemer. Friesen Press. 2012 From Using the Power of Poetry Balanced Literacy Essentials: Weaving Theory into Practice for Successful Instruction in Reading, Writing, and Talk. By Michelann Parr and Terry Campbell. Pembroke Publishers. 2012 Show and Tell, and Cursive Writing There’s No Place Like School. By Jack Prelutsky. Greenwillow Books. 2012 Farmer’s Dog 101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Children. By Nancy Keane. Libraries Unlimited. 2013 From Pirates Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents: Who They Are! What They Want!...(2013). By Jeff Herman; Sourcebooks. 2013 Endorsement The Bubble Collector: Poems and Drawings by Vikram Madan. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2013 The Animals’ Song Before They Read: Teaching Language and Literacy Development through Conversations, Interactive Read-Alouds, and Listening Games. By Cathy Puett Miller. Maupin House. 2013 Farmer’s Garden Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core Standards (2013). Edited by Georgia Heard. Scholastic Teaching Resources. 2013 He Was So Little and In the School Band Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (2013); Edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. Pomelo Books 2013 Great Adventure Literature and the Child. Edited by Lee Galda and Lawrence Sipe. Cengage Learning. 2013 When Cows Come Home Models for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills, 2nd edition. By Marcia Freeman and Susan Koehler. Maupin House. 2014 I Want to Know Why and My Robot The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. Pomelo Books. 2014 Nicholas Cobb Creativity and Children’s Literature: New Ways to Encourage Divergent Thinking. By Marianne Saccardi. Libraries Unlimited. 2014 Selected poems and feature Poetry Aloud Here 2. By Sylvia Vardell. American Library Association Editions. 2014 The Catcher Catch and Release: Faith, Freedom, and Knuckleballs. Ethan D. Bryan. eLectio Publishing. 2014 From Glaciers Reading and Responding (Professional Books). By Denise Ryan. Shell Education. 2015 The Leaf Dance The Poetry Friday Anthology of Celebrations; Edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell. Pomelo Books. 2015 In a Quiet Dark Place National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry. Edited by J. Patrick Lewis. National Geographic. 2015 Just Add Algae Catch Your Breath: Writing Poignant Poetry. By Laura Purdie Salas. Captstone. 2016 The Future Me Literature and the Child, by Lee Galda. Cengage. 2016 From Cave Detectives Writers Express, A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners. By Dave Kemper, Ruth Nathan, and Patrick Sebranek. Thoughtful Learning.

Personal information

Harrison and his wife Sandy live in Springfield, Missouri. They have two grown children, Robin (husband Tim and children Kris and Tyler) and Jeff (wife Jennifer).

Honors and awards

• Christopher Award, Christopher Foundation, 1973, for The Book of Giant Stories.
• Award for Outstanding Contributions to Children's Literature, Central State University, 1978.
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Drury College, 1981.
• Kentucky Blue Grass Award nominee, Kentucky State Reading Association, 1993, for Somebody Catch My Homework.
• Celebrate Literacy Award, Springfield Council of the International Reading Association (IRA), 1994 and 2002.
• Celebrate Literacy Award, Missouri State Reading Association, 1994.
• Friend of Education Award, Missouri State Teachers Association, 1994 and 2002.
• Children's Choice Award, IRA/Children's Book Council, 1994, for Somebody Catch My Homework, 1995, for When Cows Come Home, and 1997, for A Thousand Cousins.
• Inclusion on Recommended Reading List, Kansas State Reading Association, 1995, and Master List of Virginia Young Readers Program, Virginia State Reading Association, 1996-97, both for When Cows Come Home.
• IRA Local Council Community Service Award, 2001, for "Sky High on Reading" literacy project.
• Missouri Governor's Humanities Award, 2001.