David Davis





David Davis

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David Davis, known for his keen sense of humor and lyrical style, has written several titles in Pelican's Night Before Christmas Series, including Redneck Night Before Christmas, Trucker's Night Before Christmas, and Nurse's Night Before Christmas. His books Ten Redneck Babies and Jazz Cats were both named to the Children's Choice Top 100 List. A finalist for the Texas Golden Spur Award, Jazz Cats was also a selection of the Accelerated Reader Program. Davis has published pen-and-ink artwork, cartoons, poems, humor, and short stories in various magazines and newspapers. He is the author of Rock 'n' Roll Dogs, Texas Mother Goose, and Texas Zeke and the Longhorn. He won the Mississippi Press Association award in 1996 for his political cartoon...more


Average rating: 3.76 · 219 ratings · 73 reviews · 49 distinct works
Librarian's Night Before Ch...
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Fandango Stew
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2011
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The Green Mother Goose: Sav...
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3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011
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Redneck Night Before Christmas
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997
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Jazz Cats
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Texas Zeke and the Longhorn
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Ten Redneck Babies: A South...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004
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Showdown at Shepherd's Bush...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2012
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A Southern Child's Garden o...
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“Nick chided a censor, who wished some books gone, and suggested she scan Fahrenheit 451. For the book-budget cutters, Old Claus had no plan, cause if they could read, they just read Ayn Rand.”
David Davis, Librarian's Night Before Christmas

“Twas a cold Yuletide evening, and I wandered the stacks, shelving multiple titles that the patrons brought back. We toiled overtime at our library here, 'cause the powers that be cut our staffing this year.”
David Davis, Librarian's Night Before Christmas

“They spent pork-barrel money like a tidal-wave sea, but no funds trickled down far enough to reach me. Our books numbered few and were falling apart, and I sat mending pages with a crestfallen heart.”
David Davis, Librarian's Night Before Christmas



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