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An Author Study by Anne Wilson
LIS 721 Fall 2012
Short Biography of James Howe
 Born on August 2, 1946 in Oneida, New York
 Wrote a play based on the “Blondie” comic strip when he was 9 or
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Studied theater at Boston University, met his future wife Deborah
there
Deborah and James wrote Bunnicula (1979)
Deborah died of cancer shortly after Bunnicula was published
James has written more than 80 books, including picture books,
children’s novels, nonfiction, adaptations of classic stories, and
screenplays for movies and television.
James has a daughter, Zoe, from his second marriage. He got
divorced after he chose to come out as a gay man.
James married his partner, Mark Davis in September 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Howe
Bunnicula (1979)
Juvenile Fiction.
A story about a
vampire rabbit that
the Monroe family
finds at a movie
screening of Dracula.
The Monroes’ pets,
Harold (dog) and
Chester (cat) can talk
to each other. They
notice Bunnicula’s
strange behavior.
Will Bunnicula harm
the Monroes? Why
do their vegetables
keep turning white?
http://www.amazon.com/Bunnicula-Collection-JamesHowe/dp/1416979492/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&qid=1349635548&sr=826&keywords=howe+bunnicula
The Hospital Book
(1981)
Juvenile Nonfiction.
A nonfiction book about
what happens when kids
go to the hospital, the
pictures are in black and
white.
The book was updated in
1994, and a Booklist review
mentions that the original
pictures looked more scary
with all the wires and
tubes. A customer review
mentions that it reads like
a medical encyclopedia. I
disagree with the review.
http://www.amazon.com/Hospital-Book-JamesHowe/dp/0688127312/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349636295&sr=1
-1&keywords=howe+the+hospital+book
Movie adaptations for children
How the Ewoks Saved the
Trees: An Old Ewok Legend
(1984)
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/How_the_Ewok
s_Saved_the_Trees:_An_Old_Ewok_Legend
Dances with Wolves: A
Story for Children (1991)
http://www.amazon.com/Dances-WolvesChildrens-PictureBook/dp/1557041040/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&
ie=UTF8&qid=1349637383&sr=11&keywords=howe+dances+with+wolves
Mr. Tinker in Oz
(1985)
Juvenile Fiction.
Dorothy brings Ezra
Tinker back to Oz,
because his creation,
Tik-Tok Man, is no
longer working. TikTok Man was
introduced in L.
Frank Baum’s novel,
Ozma of Oz (1907).
Customer reviews say
that it is a brief, cute
story that is great for
introducing young
children to Baum’s
Oz books.
http://www.amazon.com/Mister-Tinker-Brand-NewAdventure/dp/0394970381/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349
638249&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=howe+mr.+tinker+in+oz
What Eric Knew: A
Sebastian Barth
Mystery (1985)
Juvenile Fiction.
First in the series.
Sebastian’s friend Eric
has had an accident,
although Eric sends
Sebastian mysterious
notes that indicate it
was not an accident.
Sebastian follows the
clues to find out what is
happening. Who is the
mysterious lady in the
cemetery?
I enjoyed this book, I
thought it was
suspenseful and I
wanted to find out what
Eric knew just as much
as Sebastian did.
http://www.amazon.com/What-Eric-Knew-JamesHowe/dp/0689803400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349642022&sr=81&keywords=howe+what+eric+knew
Pinky and Rex
(1990)
Beginning Reader
Series.
Pinky and Rex are
friends. Pinky has 27
stuffed animals, and
Rex has 27 dinosaurs.
When they visit the
dinosaur museum,
there is only 1 pink
dinosaur left. What
every will Pinky and
Rex do?
http://www.amazon.com/Pinky-Rex-Ready-To-Read-LevelPaperback/dp/B0083U0EAK/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1349660369&sr
=8-33&keywords=howe+pinky+and+rex
Houndsley and
Catina (2006)
Beginning Reader
Series.
Houndsley and Catina
are great friends.
Houndsley loves to
cook, and Catina wants
to be a famous writer.
When Catina wants
Houndsley’s opinion on
her 74 chapter memoir,
what does Houndsley
say? When Houndsley
does not do well in the
cooking contest, what
does Catina say?
http://www.amazon.com/Houndsley-Catina-HOUNDSLEY-Apr01-07Hardcover/dp/B007SKGG8K/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=13497086
60&sr=8-14&keywords=howe+houndsley+and+catina
The Watcher (1997)
Young Adult Fiction.
Margaret observes
Chris, Evan, and their
families when they are
on vacation. Told in
multiple points of view,
each character has their
own pain to deal with.
http://www.amazon.com/Watcher-JamesHowe/dp/1606862065/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=134970
9741&sr=1-8&keywords=howe+the+watcher
The Misfits (2001)
Juvenile Fiction.
Bob, Joe, Addie, and
Skeezie have been
treated as outcasts.
They decide to band
together and run for
student council to
represent everyone who
has ever been called
names.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/291896.The_Misfits?a
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Young Adult Novels
These titles are companions to The Misfits.
Totally Joe (2005)
http://www.amazon.com/Totally
-Joe-Hardcover-JamesHowe/dp/B00851OXL8/ref=sr_1_
5?ie=UTF8&qid=1349713488&sr=
8-5&keywords=howe+totally+joe
Addie on the Inside (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/InsideADDIE-INSIDE-Author-Jul26-2011Hardcover/dp/B005K6WTQW/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF
8&qid=1349713628&sr=14&keywords=howe+addie+on+the+inside
Anthologies edited by James Howe
The Color of Absence: 12 Stories
About Loss and Hope (2001)
ahttp://www.amazon.com/Color-AbsenceStories-ABSENCE-Jan-012003/dp/B007SKDJXK/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=
UTF8&qid=1349714818&sr=15&keywords=howe+the+color+of+bsence
13: Thirteen Stories that Capture the
Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen
(2006)
http://www.amazon.com/13-Thirteen-StoriesCaptureEcstasy/dp/1416926844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie
=UTF8&qid=1349716241&sr=11&keywords=howe+13
Awards
Notable book citation, American Library Association (ALA), 1979, and Pacific
Northwest Young Readers' Choice Award, 1982, both for Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of
Mystery; Bunnicula has also received twelve other Children's Choice awards from
various states, including Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, and Vermont, and a listing among
Booklist's Fifty All-Time Favorite Children's Books; Honor Book in Nonfiction, Boston
Globe/Horn Book, notable book citation, ALA, and Children's Book of the Year
citation, Library of Congress, all 1981, and nonfiction nominee, American Book Award
in Children's Books (now National Book Award), 1982, all for The Hospital Book;
CRABbery honor book, 1984, for The Celery Stalks at Midnight; Volunteer State award,
1984, for Howliday Inn; Washington Irving Younger Fiction award, and runner-up,
Colorado Children's Book Award, both 1988, both for There's a Monster under My Bed;
Garden State Children's Book Award for Younger Fiction, 1990, for Nighty-Nightmare;
North Dakota Children's Choice Picture Book, 1992, for Harold and Chester in Scared
Silly: A Halloween Treat. Howe's works have been cited by such periodicals as School
Library Journal and Booklist, and by such organizations as the Junior Literary Guild,
the American Booksellers Association, the Child Study Children's Book Committee,
the Children's Book Council, the National Science Teachers Association, and the
International Reading Association; they have also received numerous other children's
choice awards.
http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1667/Howe-James-1946.html