I'm so glad you're here! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.

On this website you can read about my life and find out why I became a writer. You can get the scoop on all my books. You will also find my publishing news and upcoming author events.

You can even hear me talk about my name here in a brief audio clip!

You may also wish to visit my blog, The Writer's Armchair, and read the ongoing journal of my writing life. My blog focuses on current projects, books I like, poetry, other authors, and my upcoming write-tirement.

You can go back and forth if you like.

Hello! from the me of long ago.

I enjoy hearing from all my friends (that means you!), so please drop me a line and say hi. Many thanks for stopping by.

Warmly,

Notably

TWO COOL COWS was an ABA Pick of the List and won an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Award.

BRAVE POTATOES was on The New York Times and Publishers Weekly Children's Bestseller Lists and was named a Blue Ribbon Winner for 2000 by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. The book was featured on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon and Daniel Pinkwater.

And, holy cannoli! In March 2010 BRAVE POTATOES was reviewed on Curious Pages: Recommended Inappropriate Books for Children!

About me

I am the author of seven children's books, including Two Cool Cows and Brave Potatoes. You can read lots more about me on this site and in my blog, The Writer's Armchair.

Click here to listen to Daniel Pinkwater read from Brave Potatoes on NPR

Two Cool Cows is available from Scholastic Book Clubs

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