J. Patrick Lewis

J. Patrick Lewis (born May 5, 1942) is an American poet and prose writer noted for his children's poems and other light verse.[1] He worked as professor of economics from 1974-1998, after which he devoted himself full-time to writing.

Awards

Lewis has received the 2013 Claudia Lewis Award,[2] the 2014 Cybils Award for Poetry,[3] the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text (2002),[4] the Ohioana Book Award for Poetry for Young Children (2015),[5] and others. He was the recipient of the 2010-11 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Excellence in Children's Poetry Award, presented every two years. He also served from 2011-13 as the third U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate).[6]

Works
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1988). The Tsar and the Amazing Cow. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1990). A Hippopotamusn't; and Other Animal Verses. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1991). Two-legged, Four-legged, No-legged Rhymes. New York: Knopf. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1991). Earth Verses and Water Rhymes. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1992). The Moonbow of Mr. B. Bones. New York: Knopf. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1993). One Dog Day. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). The Frog Princess: A Russian Folktale. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). July Is a Mad Mosquito. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). The Christmas of the Reddle Moon. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1994). The Fat-Cats at Sea. New York: Knopf. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1995). Ridicholas Nicholas. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1995). Black Swan/White Crow. New York: Atheneum.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1996). Riddle-icious. New York: Knopf. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1996). The Boat of Many Rooms. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). The La-Di-Da Hare. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). Long Was the Winter Road They Traveled: A Tale of the Nativity. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1997). The Little Buggers: Insect and Spider Poems. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). Riddle-lightful. New York: Knopf. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). The House of Boo. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape. New York: Atheneum.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1998). BoshBlobberBosh: Runcible Poems for Edward Lear. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). New York: Harcourt.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). At the Wish of the Fish: An Adaptation of a Russian Folktale,. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). The Bookworm's Feast: A Potluck of Poems. New York: Dial.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (1999). The Night of the Goat Children. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2000). Isabella Abnormella and the Very, Very Finicky Queen of Trouble. New York: DK Publishing. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2000). Freedom like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). Good Mousekeeping; and Other Animal Home Poems. New York: Atheneum. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). A Burst of Firsts: Doers, Shakers, and Record Breakers. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). The Shoe Tree of Chagrin. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). Earth and You, a Closer View: Nature's Features. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2001). Earth and Us, Continuous: Nature's Past and Future. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). Arithme-tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes. New York: Harcourt.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme. New York: Dial. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). The Last Resort. (Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2002). Earth and Me, Our Family Tree. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). The Snowflake Sisters. New York: Atheneum.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). Galileo's Universe. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2003). Swan Songs: Poems of Extinction. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). Scien-trickery: Riddles in Science. Orlando: Silver Whistle/Harcourt.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). Please Bury Me in the Library. New York: Harcourt.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2004). The Stolen Smile. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). Monumental Verses. Washington, DC: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). God Made the Skunk; and Other Animal Poems. Cupertino, CA: Doggerel Daze.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2005). Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes. New York: Dial.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Blackbeard the Pirate King. Washington, DC: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Black Cat Bone: A Live of Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Verse. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Good Mornin', Ms. America: The U.S.A. in Verse. School Specialty Publishing.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Castles: Old Stone Poems. (With Rebecca Kai Dotlich), Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2006). Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku. (With Paul B. Janeczko), Boston: Little, Brown. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). The Brothers' War: Civil War Voices in Verse. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). Tulip at the Bat. Boston: Little, Brown. OP
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). Big Is Big and Little Little: A Book of Contrasts. New York: Holiday House.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). Michelangelo’s World. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). Poems for Teaching in the Content Areas: Math, Science, History and Geography." New York: Scholastic Teaching Resources.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2007). Under the Kissletoe. Honesdale, PA: Boyd Mills Press/Wordsong.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2008). Birds on a Wire: A Renga 'Round the Town. (With Paul B. Janeczko), Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2008). The World's Greatest: Poems. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2009). The House. (Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2009). Spot the Plot! A Riddle Book of Book Riddles. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2009). First Dog. (With Beth Zappitello), Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2009). Countdown to Summer: A Poem for Every Day of the School Year. New York: Little, Brown.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2009). The Underwear Salesman; and Other Odd-Job Verses. New York: Simon & Schuster.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2010). Gulls Hold Up the Sky." LaJolla, CA: Laughing Fire Press (adult poems).
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2010). Kindergarten Cat. New York, NY: Schwartz & Wade/Random House.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2010). The Fantastic 5&10 Cent Store. New York, NY: Schwartz & Wade/Random House.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2010). Skywriting: Poems in Flight. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2010). First Dog's White House Christmas. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2011). Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers: A Life of Marc Chagall in Verse." (With Jane Yolen.) Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2011). And the Soldiers Sang (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). Tugg & Teeny" (book #3). Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2011). Tugg & Teeny" (book #2). Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2011). Tugg & Teeny" (book #1). Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). If You Were a Chocolate Mustache: Poems. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). The National Geographic Book of Animal Poems. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs. (With Jane Yolen.) Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). Take Two! A Celebration of Twins.(With Jane Yolen.) Cambridge, MA.: Candlewick.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzler in Classic Poems. New York, NY: Harcourt.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2012). What's Looking at You, Kid? Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2013). The Good Ship Crocodile. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2013). World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of.Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2013). Face Bug. (Photographs by Frederic B. Siskind. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy.) Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). Everything Is a Poem: The Best of J. Patrick Lewis. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans.(new release) Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). M Is for Monster: A Fantastic Creatures Alphabet. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). Voices from the March on Washington, 1963.Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). Harlem Hellfighters. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2014). Poem-mobiles: Crazy Car Poems.(With Douglas Florian). New York: Schwartz & Wade/Random House.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2015). Book of Nature Poetry.Washington, DC: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2015). The Wren and the Sparrow. Minneapolis, MN: Kar-Ben Publishing.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2015). The Stolen Smile Mankato, MN: Creative Editions (reissue).
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2015). Bigfoot Is Missing: Poems from the Cryptozoo (w/Kenn Nesbitt), San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2015). Just Joking: Animal Riddles Washington, DC.: National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2016). Porch Light (adult poems). LaJolla, CA: Laughing Fire Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2016). The Navajo Code Talkers. (Illustrated by Gary Kelley). Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2016). Kooky Crumbs Tulsa, OK: Kane Miller.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). Make the Earth Your Companion Mankato, MN.: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). Keep a Pocket in Your Poem (parodies) Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs (With Jane Yolen.)Watertown, MA.: Charlesbridge.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). It's Not the Baby (With Leigh Lewis.) Mankato, MN: Creative Editions/Amicus Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). My Home is on the Ice New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). My Home is in the Desert New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). My Home is in the Water New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2017). My Home is in the Rainforest New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). The Poetry of Us: More than 200 poems about people, places, and passions of the United States. National Geographic.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). Ph(r)ases of the Moon: Lunar Poems Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). It's Not the Puppy (With Leigh Lewis.) Mankato, MN; Creative Editions/Amicus Books.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). Let's Celebrate Christmas New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). Let's Celebrate Valentine's Day New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). Let's Celebrate Halloween New York: Scholiastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2018). Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving New York: Scholastic Library.
  • Lewis, J. Patrick (2019). I Am Polar Bear Mankato, MN: Creative Editions.

OP = out-of print book

References
  1. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/j-patrick-lewis
  2. https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/awards/
  3. http://www.cybils.com/2015/02/the-2014-cybils-awards.html
  4. https://www.scbwi.org/awards/golden-kite-award/125854-2/
  5. http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/past-award-winners
  6. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/47174-j-patrick-lewis-named-children-s-poet-laureate.html


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