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Stuart J. Murphy (1942-) Biography

Career, Awards, Honors, SidelightsPersonal, Addresses, Writings



Born 1942, in Rockville, CT; Education: Rhode Island Stuart J. Murphy School of Design, B.F.A., 1964; graduate, Harvard Business School management program. Hobbies and other interests: Sketching, Italian language.




Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Publishers, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.


"MATHSTART" SERIES

The Best Bug Parade, illustrated by Holly Keller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

Give Me Half!, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

Ready, Set, Hop!, illustrated by Jon Buller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

A Pair of Socks, illustrated by Lois Elhert, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

Get up and Go!, illustrated by Diane Greenseid, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996.

The Best Vacation Ever, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Divide and Ride, illustrated by George Ulrich, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Every Buddy Counts, illustrated by Fiona Dunbar, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Betcha!, illustrated by S. D. Schindler, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Elevator Magic, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Just Enough Carrots, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997.

Lemonade for Sale, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

Circus Shapes, illustrated by Edward Miller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

A Fair Bear Share, illustrated by John Speirs, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.
The Greatest Gymnast of All, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

Animals on Board, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

The Penny Pot, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

Henry the Fourth, illustrated by Scott Nash, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Jump, Kangaroo, Jump!, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Super Sand Castle Saturday, illustrated by Julia Gorton, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Rabbit's Pajama Party, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Spunky Monkeys on Parade, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Room for Ripley, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.

Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Pepper's Journal, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Game Time, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Let's Fly a Kite, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Monster Musical Chairs, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.

Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes, illustrated by Remy Simard, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Dinosaur Deals, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Missing Mittens, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Probably Pistachio, illustrated by Marsha Winborn, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Seaweed Soup, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

The Shark Swimathon, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Bigger, Better, Best!, illustrated by Murphy, 2002.

Bug Dance, illustrated by Christopher Santoro, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

One—Two—Three—Sassafrass!, illustrated by John Wallace, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

Racing Around, illustrated by Mike Reed, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

Safari Park, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

Sluggers' Car Wash, illustrated by Barney Saltzberg, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.

100 Days of Cool, illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Three Little Firefighters, illustrated by Bernice Lum, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Coyotes All Around, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Double the Ducks, illustrated by Valerie Petrone, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

The Grizzly Gazette, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Less than Zero, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

The Sundae Scoop, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Hamster Champ, illustrated by Pedro Martin, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

It's about Time, illustrated by John Speirs, 2004.

Leaping Lizards, illustrated by Adinolfi, 2004.

More or Less, illustrated by David T. Wenzel, 2004.

Polly's Pen Pal, illustrated by Remy Simard, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

Same Old Hankie, illustrated by Steve Bjorkman, 2004.

Earth Day-Hooray!, illustrated by Renee Andriani, 2004.

A House for Birdie, illustrated by Edward Miller, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

Mighty Maddie, illustrated by Bernice Lum, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

Tally O'Malley, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

Treasure Map, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.


Also author of Elementary Mathematics, Silver Burdett Ginn, Integrated Mathematics 1-3, McDougal Littel, and The Fat Firm, McGraw Hill.

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