Tom Lichtenheld





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Tom Lichtenheld

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June 14, 1953

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About this author

Children's book author/illustrator writes for kids who love to laugh and grown-ups who love to laugh along with them. When not making up stories and drawing silly pictures, he likes to get other people's kids all riled-up then send them home to their parents.


Average rating: 4.06 · 6,143 ratings · 1,350 reviews · 21 distinct works
Cloudette
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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E-mergency!
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Bridget's Beret
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2010
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What are You So Grumpy About?
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 216 ratings4 editions
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What's With This Room?
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2005
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Everything I Know About Pir...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions
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Everything I Know About Mon...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Everything I Know About Car...
3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2005
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What Mess?
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 2,293 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions
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recommended for: Kids and anyone else with a sense of humor
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Tom Lichtenheld Tom Lichtenheld said: "My most recent kids book discovery. Like many books I admire (i.e. envy), it's simple, funny and has a distinct voice. "
 
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Following Ezra by Tom Fields-Meyer
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First, full disclosure. I am acquainted with the author and his son, having worked with them on a publishing project. I expected to enjoy the book in part because of our acquaintance, but very soon realized that our association was irrelevant; I was...more
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Thirty Rooms to Hide In by Luke Longstreet Sullivan
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A refreshingly optimistic account of growing up in a family lorded over by an alcoholic father. Sure, there are the grim stories of threats, abuse and abandonment, but overall the message is that, under the guidance of a nurturing mother, this family...more
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Limitations by Scott Turow
Limitations (Kindle County, #7)
by Scott Turow
read in September, 2011
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This is one of Turow's better books because it's less about the crime and more about the nuanced emotions of those who are supposed to be doling out justice. The hero's adversary isn't so much the bad guy or the opposing attorney as it is himself, so...more
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Innocent by Scott Turow
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Turow's characters are well-drawn; each with their own POV, vernacular and balance of merits and flaws. Regardless of the characters age or gender, the author gives each a distinct and authentic voice.
He does a great job of seducing the read...more
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“Then she did what she'd wanted to do for ages.

She

let

it

pour.”
Tom Lichtenheld, Cloudette

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Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), illustrated by Charles Vess (illustrator)
 
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Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), illustrated by Dave McKean
 
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