Daniel (Manus) Pinkwater (1941-) Biography

(D. Manus Pinkwater, Manus Pinkwater)

Author and illustrator of children's books, and radio commentator. All Things Considered, National Public Radio (NPR), regular commentator, 1987—. Host of Chinwag Theater and book reviewer on Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR.

American Federation of Theater and Radio Artists.

FOR CHILDREN; AS MANUS PINKWATER

The Terrible Roar, Knopf (New York, NY), 1970.

(Self-illustrated) Bear's Picture, Holt (New York, NY), 1972.

Fat Elliot and the Gorilla, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1974.

Three Big Hogs, Seabury (New York, NY), 1975.

(Self-illustrated) Blue Moose, (also see below), Dodd (New York, NY), 1975.

Around Fred's Bed, illustrated by Robert Mertens, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1976.

FOR CHILDREN; SELF-ILLUSTRATED

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) Wizard Crystal, Dodd (New York, NY), 1973.

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) Magic Camera, Dodd (New York, NY), 1974.

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) Lizard Music (also see below), Dodd (New York, NY), 1976.

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) The Blue Thing, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1977.

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) The Big Orange Splot, Hastings House (New York, NY), 1977.

(As Daniel Manus Pinkwater) Fat Men from Space, Dodd (New York, NY), 1977.

(As D. Manus Pinkwater) The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1977.

(As Daniel M. Pinkwater) The Last Guru (also see below), Dodd (New York, NY), 1978.

(As Daniel M. Pinkwater) Return of the Moose (also see below), Dodd (New York, NY), 1979.

(As Daniel M. Pinkwater) Pickle Creature, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1979.

The Magic Moscow, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1980.

Tooth-Gnasher Superflash, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1981.

Attila the Pun: A Magic Moscow Book, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1981.

I Was a Second Grade Werewolf, Dutton (New York, NY), 1983.

Ducks!, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1984.

Devil in the Drain, Dutton (New York, NY), 1984.

The Moosepire, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1986.

The Muffin Fiend, Lothrop (New York, NY), 1986.

The Frankenbagel Monster, Dutton (New York, NY), 1986.

Aunt Lulu, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1988.

Guys from Space, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1989.

Uncle Melvin, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1989.

Doodle Flute, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.

Wempires, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.

The Phantom of the Lunch Wagon, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1992.

Author's Day, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993.

Blue Moose and Return of the Moose, Bullseye Books (New York, NY), 1993.

Ned Feldman: Space Pirate, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1994.

FOR CHILDREN

(As D. Manus Pinkwater; with wife, Jill Pinkwater) Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You (nonfiction), illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Seabury (New York, NY), 1977, revised edition, Clarion Books (New York, NY), 2002.

(As Daniel M. Pinkwater) Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, (also see below), Dutton (New York, NY), 1979.

(As Daniel M. Pinkwater) Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario, Clarion (New York, NY), 1979, revised edition, Bantam (New York, NY), 1981.

(With Luqman Keele) Java Jack, Crowell (New York, NY), 1980.

The Wuggie Norple Story, illustrated by Tomie dePaola, Four Winds (New York, NY), 1980.

The Worms of Kukumlima, Dutton (New York, NY), 1981.

Slaves of Spiegel: A Magic Moscow Story (also see below), Four Winds (New York, NY), 1982.

Young Adult Novel (also see below), Crowell (New York, NY), 1982.

Roger's Umbrella, illustrated by James Marshall, Dutton (New York, NY), 1982.

The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (also see below), Lothrop (New York, NY), 1982.

The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror, Lothrop (New York, NY), 1984.

Jolly Roger: A Dog of Hoboken, Lothrop (New York, NY), 1985.

Borgel, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1990.

Spaceburger: A Kevin Spoon and Mason Mintz Story, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993.

Mush: A Dog from Space, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1995.

Wallpaper from Space, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1996.

Goose Night, Random House (New York, NY), 1996.

Five Novels (includes Alan Mendelsohn: The Boy from Mars, Slaves of Spiegel, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, The Last Guru, and Young Adult Novel), Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1997.

Magic Goose, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1997.

Second Grade Ape, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1997.

At the Hotel Larry, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1998.

Bongo Larry, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1998.

The Education of Robert Nifkin, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1998.

Rainy Morning, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1998.

Wolf Christmas, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1998.

Big Bob and the Thanksgiving Potatoes, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1998.

Young Larry, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1998.

Ice Cream Larry, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1999.

Big Bob and the Winter Holiday Potato, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1999.

Big Bob and the Halloween Potatoes, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1999.

Big Bob and the Magic Valentine's Day Potato, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1999.

The Lunchroom of Doom, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2000.

The Magic Pretzel, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2000.

Four Fantastic Novels (includes Borgel, Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario, The Worms of Kukumlima, and The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror), Aladdin (New York, NY), 2000.

Fat Camp Commandos, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2001.

Cone Kong: The Scary Ice Cream Giant, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2001.

The Werewolf Club Meets Dorkula, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2001.

The Werewolf Club Meets the Hound of the Basketballs, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2001.

Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2001.

Uncle Boris in the Yukon and Other Shaggy Dog Stories, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.

The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2002.

Fat Camp Commandos Go West, illustrated by Andy Rash, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.

Mush's Jazz Adventure, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2002.

The Picture of Morty and Ray, illustrated by Jack E. Davis, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.

Bad Bears in the Big City, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2003.

Looking for Bobowicz: A Hoboken Chicken Story, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.

Bad Bears and a Bunny, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2005.

The Artsy Smartsy Club, illustrated by Jill Pinkwater, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2005.

OTHER

Young Adults (fiction; portion adapted from Young Adult Novel), Tor (New York, NY), 1985.

Fish Whistle: Commentaries, Uncommentaries, and Vulgar Excesses (essays; also see below), Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1990.

Chicago Days, Hoboken Nights (autobiographical essays; also see below) Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1991.

(Adaptor with Christina Calrit) Lizard Music (musical; based on the novel), music by Douglas Wood, produced by Lifeline Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1992.

The Afterlife Diet (novel), Random House (New York, NY), 1995.

Hoboken Fish and Chicago Whistle (contains Fish Whistle and Chicago Days, Hoboken Nights), Xlibris (Princeton, NJ), 1999.

Author of Comic Cosmic Novel and I Snarked with a Zombie for Lothrop. Contributor of articles, reviews, and illustrations to periodicals, such as Cricket, Gnomon, Island Review, Liberation, New York Times, Smithsonian, Washington Post, and Zen Notes.

Bad Bear Detectives, for Houghton Mifflin, expected 2006.