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 David Davis Biography PDF Download |
David Davis is a humorist, cartoonist, writer, and speaker. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas. Most of his stories draw on his Texas roots, and his “baby-boomer” love of music.
Davis is the author of Jazz Cats and Ten Redneck Babies, both of which were named to the Children’s Choice Top 100 list. Jazz Cats was a finalist for the Texas Golden Spur Award, as well. His satirical Night before Christmas books are perennial comedy best-sellers.
In addition to his books, David has published pen-and-ink artwork, cartoons, poems, humor, and short stories in various magazines and newspapers, including Travels with Grandpaw, a popular internet comic strip about old time Texas, featured at a genealogy website. He won an award from the Mississippi Press Association for his political cartooning some years ago.
Davis is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He is an active speaker and presenter at educational conferences and schools, and he has been a featured author at the Texas Book Festival. (See Two for One link)David Davis lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
David Davis
Books to date as of 2007:
Librarian's Night Before Christmas, Pelican, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58980-336-7
Texas Mother Goose, Pelican, 2006, ISBN 978-1-58980-369-5
Rock 'n' Roll Dogs, Pelican, 2006, ISBN 978-1-58980-349-7
Texas Zeke and the Longhorn, Pelican, 2006, ISBN 978-1-58980-348-0
Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book, Pelican, 2004, ISBN 1-58980-232-2
Jazz Cats, Pelican, 2001, ISBN 1-56554-859-0
Nurse's Night Before Christmas, Pelican, 2003, ISBN 1-58980-152-0
Trucker's Night Before Christmas, Pelican, 1999, ISBN 1-56554-656-3
Redneck Night Before Christmas, Pelican, 1997, ISBN 1-56554-293-2
David Davis: Writer-Speaker-cartoonist
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