J. Patrick Lewis

An alphabetical examination of creatures of popular legend is presented by an award-winning children's book author and former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate.

This picture book presents information on mythical creatures and cryptids through imagined "wanted" posters and missing creature reports for the different legendary animals. Back matter includes additional information on each mythical animal.

A collection of poetry inspired by various leaders of civil rights.

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

Borrows themes from famous poems and flips them on their head to create humorous verses and riddles in a collection of math-based problem-solving parodies. Inspired by classic poems by Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, and other poets. Includes poet biographies.

Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park.

Presents poetry and photos depicting the horrors of the Civil War.

Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the "Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy," the "Bathtub Limousine," and the "High Heel Car."

Cutlass held high above his head, tangled beard shining black as the deepest night, the Pirate King struck fear into the heart of any sailor fool enough to venture out onto the high seas. This daring buccaneer may have been born with the name Edward Teach, but the swashbuckling terror would forever be known as Blackbeard. “Tall as a waterfall” and “strong as a rum-soaked cask,” Blackbeard lives on in countless tales of seafaring exploits....

Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.