Lewis, J. Patrick

A writer who can't find anything to write about goes for a drive and meets literary figures of the past who inspire him.

Three children visit the haunted house of Boo Scoggins on Halloween and experience scary sights and sounds.

From his jail cell in Italy, Vincenzo Peruggia tells how and why he stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911.

When the Queen of Trouble cannot sleep because all the beds she tries are uncomfortable, Isabella Abnormella saves the day by inventing the waterbed.

Honeypot Bear and Commodore Mouse sail to the Island of Oh to visit the La-di-da Hare.

A collection of poems about such colorful animals as the porcu-pain, the hippopot, and Paula Koala.

Poems by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrations by Gary Kelley, and his own lyrics help chronicle the life and career of jazz musician Robert Johnson.

A collection of illustrated poems for children, discussing a range of topics from dragons to school, and featuring limericks, parodies, anagrams, haikus, and various other forms of poetry.

A collection of children's poems that counts down the days from the first day of school to the last.

Describes daily life in a small, American town through linked verses written by various authors.