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Watch Reese Witherspoon read The Best Pet of All at the White House!

I am such a lucky man! I get to make my living writing and illustrating books for young people. Welcome to my website where you can read about my books, discover what I was like as a kid, and even try your hand at some of my puzzles.

What’s New with David?

Here are a few of the things I’ve been up to lately:

Presenting with the amazing Cece Bell at the Gaithersburg Maryland Book Festival
Spotting some of my books in the book vending machine at Jordan Elementary School.
Having adventures at the South Dakota Festival of the Book.
Riding a dragon (naturally!) on a merry-go-round in Philadelphia
Sharing See the Ghost with students during our Midwest book tour.
Reading See the Cat at the Tucson Book Festival with wonderful assistance from Ben Collinsworth.
Exploring New York City with my best friend Gary.
Enjoying the beautiful floral bouquet from my great friend Kim Faurot at the book launch for 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli.
Having a fabulous week with this stellar group of book creators at Michigan’s Authors in April event. From left to right: Kelly Starling Lyons, Mike Wohnoutka, Christina Soontornvat, Barbara O’Connor, and me.
Visiting schools around the state and across the country with my good friend Mike Wohnoutka.
Reading 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli before the Saints baseball game.
Celebrating our book See the Dog with Mike Wohnoutka at Library Day during the Minnesota State Fair.
Searching for geocaches.
Working on new book projects.

“After having two new picture books published in 2023, I am thrilled to have two more books coming out in 2024. Both are illustrated by my talented and good friend Mike Wouhnoutka.

In May, Go and Get with Rex was published; in September, Mr. Fox’s Game of No! will be released. For those of you who know how much I love playing games, you won’t be surprised that both books involve games that challenge the reader to play along.

And don’t forget my other recent books: 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli, See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See, and How to Apologize.”

Visit Lian Cho’s website.

Read a conversation between Mike and me and view a unique piece of artwork Mike created for See the Ghost.

See Mike give me a lesson on How to Apologize!