James Stevenson is a best known as an American illustrator

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 and author

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 of over 100 children's books. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker

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 magazine. He usually uses a unique comic book

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 style of illustration that is very recognizable. His books, like What's Under My Bed, have been featured on the Reading Rainbow

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 television series.

The first book James Stevenson wrote and illustrated was Walker, the Witch, and the Striped Flying Saucer. He previously illustrated a children's book titled If I Owned a Candy Factory in 1968, but that story was by his eight-year-old son, James Walker Stevenson.

Awards

• Could Be Worse! (1977) - was awarded the New York Times' "Outstanding Children's Book of the Year", and School Library Journal
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  's "Best Books for Spring"

• The Sea View Hotel (1978) - ALA Notable Book

• Monty (1979) - School Library Journal's "Best Books for Spring"

• Fast Friends: Two Stories (1979) - ALA's Notable Book designation

• The Worst Person in the World (1979) - Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association
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• Howard (1980) - New York Times' "Best Illustrated Book" and New York Times' "Outstanding Book"

• That Terrible Halloween Night (1980) - ALA's Notable Book designation and Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association)

• The Wish Card Ran Out! (1981) - School Library Journal's Best Books of 1981

• The Night after Christmas (1982) - Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association) and Boston Globe/Horn Book
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   honor list

• We Can't Sleep (1982) - Christopher Award
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• Oliver, Clarence, and Violet (1982) - Parents' Choice Award
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• What's under My Bed? (1983) - Boston Globe/Horn Book's honor list, ALA's Notable Book designation, and School Library Journal's Best Books of 1983

• Clams Can't Sing (1983) - Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey Library Association
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• When I Was Nine (1986) - ALA's Notable Book designation

• Higher on the Door (1987) - Parents' Choice designation and Redbook
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   award

• Georgia Music (1987) - Boston Globe/Horn Book honor list

• Granddaddy's Place (1987) - Parents' Choice Picture Book award

• The Supreme Souvenir Factory (1989) - Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association)

• Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (1990) - Garden State Children's Book Award

• Oh No, It's Waylon's Birthday! (1990) - Children's Choice Award (International Reading Association)

• Something Big Has Been Here (1992) - Kentucky Bluegrass Award

• Don't You Know There's a War On? (1992) - Parents' Choice Picture Book award

Children's books

• Walker, the Witch, and the Striped Flying Saucer
• If I Owned a Candy Factory
• Just Around the Corner
• Lost and Found New York: Oddballs, Heroes, Heartbreakers, Scoundrels, Thugs, Mayors, and Mysteries
• Rolling Rose
• Here Comes Herb's Hurricane (1973)
• That's Exactly the Way It Wasn't
• Monty
• No Need for Monty
• Howard
• The Most Amazing Dinosaur
• Clams Can't Sing (1980)
• A Village Full of Valentines (1995)
• The Castaway (2002)

Grandpa, Mary Ann and Louie series

A series of tales told by a grandfather character to his niece and nephew. Usually containing outrageous and unbelievable tales:

1. Could Be Worse! (1977)
2. That Terrible Halloween Night (1980)
3. We Can't Sleep (1982)
4. The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg (1983)
5. Grandpa's Great City Tour: An Alphabet Book (1983)
6. What's Under My Bed? (1983)
7. Worse Than Willy (1984)
8. That Dreadful Day (1985)
9. There's Nothing to Do (1986)
10. No Friends (1986)
11. Will You Please Feed Our Cat? (1987)
12. We Hate Rain! (1988)
13. Grandpa's Too-Good Garden (1989)
14. Brrr (1991)
15. That's Exactly the Way It Wasn't (1991)

Emma series

Featuring Emma, a good witch, and her nemeses Dolores and Lavinia:

1. Yuck! (1984)
2. Emma (1985)
3. Fried Feathers for Thanksgiving
4. Happy Valentine's Day, Emma! (1987)
5. Un-Happy New Year, Emma!
6. Emma at the Beach (1990)

The Worst series

Featuring a crotchety old man:

• The Worst Person in the World
• The Worst Person in the World at Crab Beach
• The Worst Person's Christmas
• Worse than the Worst
• The Worst Goes South

Mr. Frimdimpny series

These books feature the alligator Mr. Frimdimpny who has rules about no laughing:

• Don't Make Me Laugh (1999)
• No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling (2004)

Mud Flat Friends series

• Mud Flat Spring
• Christmas at Mud Flat
• Mud Flat Mystery
• Mud Flat April Fool
• Flying Feet: A Mud Flat Story
• The Mud Flat Olympics
• Yard Sale
• Heat Wave at Mud Flat

Autobiographical and reminiscent picture book series

A series of books illustrated in a softer watercolor style:

• When I Was Nine
• Higher on the Door (1987)
• July
• Don't You Know There's a War On?
• Fun No Fun (1994)
• I Had a Lot of Wishes (1995)
• I Meant to Tell You (1996)

Poetry

Collections of James Stevenson's poetry, illustrated by himself.

• Candy Corn
• Popcorn
• Cornflakes
• Sweet Corn
• Corn Chowder
• Corn-Fed
• Just Around the CORNer

Novels

• Do Yourself a Favor, Kid (1962)
• The Summer Houses (1963)
• Sometimes, But Not Always (1967)
• Something Marvelous Is About to Happen (1971)
• Cool Jack and the Beanstalk (1976)
• Uptown Local, Downtown Express (1983)

Illustrations for other authors

• If I Owned a Candy Factory (1968) by James Walker Stevenson (James Stevenson's son)
• Tony's Hard Work Day (1972) by Alan Arkin
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• Cully Cully and the Bear (1983) by Wilson Gage
• I Know a Lady (1984) by Charlotte Zolotow
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• I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! (1987) by Dr. Seuss
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• Percy and the Five Houses by Else Holmelund Minarik
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• Loop the Loop (1992) by Barbara Dugan
• The Royal Nap (1995) by Charles Black
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• Rocks in His Head (2001) by Carol Otis Hurst
• Happily Ever After (2001) by Anna Quindlen
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Illustrations for Judy Blume

The following books by Judy Blume

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 feature cover artwork and inner illustrations by James Stevenson:

• Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One (August 28, 2007) ISBN 0-385-73305-4
• Cool Zone! with the Pain and the Great One (May 13, 2008) ISBN 0-385-73306-2
• Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One (August 12, 2008) ISBN 0-385-73307-0
• Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One (May 12, 2009) ISBN 0-385-73308-9

Illustrations for Janet Schulman

James Stevenson illustrated three of Janet Schulman's Jack the Bum series:

• Jack the Bum and the Halloween Handout (1977)
• Jack the Bum and the Haunted House (1977)
• Jack the Bum and the UFO (1978)

Illustrations for Helen V. Griffith

James Stevenson illustrated a few of Helen V. Griffith's books:

• Georgia Music (1986)

Helen V. Griffith's Grandaddy trilogy

All illustrated by James Stevenson:

1. Grandaddy's Place (1987)
2. Grandaddy and Janetta (1993)
3. Grandaddy's Stars (1995)
   • Grandaddy and Janetta Together: The Three Stories in One Book (2001) (anthology that collects the three previous Grandaddy books)

Illustrations for Jack Prelutsky

The following books of children's poetry

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 by Jack Prelutsky

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 are illustrated by James Stevenson:

• The Baby Ugs are Hatching (1982)
• The New Kid on the Block (1984)
• Something BIG Has Been Here (1990)
• A Pizza the Size of the Sun (1996)
• It's Raining Pigs and Noodles (2000)
• My Dog May Be a Genius (2008)

External links

• Biography and bibliography of James Stevenson on Answers.com