Author: James Howe
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 1136
Binding Type: Boxed Set
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.23w x 3.22d
ISBN: 9781442485211
Audience: Ages 9-12
About the Author
James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.
C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the
New York Times bestselling
Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly; the Texas Bluebonnet winner
Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy,
written by Phil Bildner; and the
New York Times bestsellers
The Remarkable Farkle McBride and
Micawber, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.