Daniel Manus Pinkwater




Daniel Manus Pinkwater

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born
November 15, 1941

gender
male

place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, The United States

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Children's Books


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Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.




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avg rating: 4.14 | 3,822 ratings | 561 reviews | 100 distinct works | 34 fans
Lizard Music Lizard Music
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.19 — 368 ratings — published 1976
6 editions
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5 Novels: Alan Mendelsohn, the... 5 Novels: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars; Slaves of Spiegel; The Last Guru; Young Adult Novel; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.37 — 241 ratings — published 1997
4 editions
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 3.87 — 247 ratings — published 1977
7 editions
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The Big Orange Splot The Big Orange Splot
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.57 — 188 ratings — published 1977
5 editions
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The Neddiad: How Neddie Took t... The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 3.83 — 223 ratings — published 2007
2 editions
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The Snarkout Boys and The Avoc... The Snarkout Boys and The Avocado of Death
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.45 — 163 ratings — published 1981
6 editions
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Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From... Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.46 — 158 ratings — published 1979
4 editions
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Fat Men From Space Fat Men From Space
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 3.92 — 165 ratings — published 1977
6 editions
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4 : Fantastic Novels 4 : Fantastic Novels
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.41 — 111 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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Borgel Borgel
by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
avg rating 4.22 — 99 ratings — published 1990
4 editions
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"“My parents believe in the principle of ‘sink or swim,’ or ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger ― or it kills you.”

From “The Education of Robert Nifkin”"
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