- Jim Harris (illustrator/author)
Jim Harris (born 1955) is an illustrator and author of children’s books. His books are best known for his detailed and humorous depictions of animal and human characters.
Books written by Jim Harris
*Jack and the Giant
*The Three Little Dinosaurs (and the Big Bad Tyrannosaurus Rex)
Books illustrated by Jim Harris
*A Tree in Sprocket’s Pocket
*Goose and the Mountain Lion
*Gruesome Stew
*Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
*Mystery in Bugtown
*Petite Rouge
*Rapunzel
*Slim and Miss Prim
*Ten Little Dinosaurs
*The Bible ABC
*The Lizard Who Followed Me Home
*The Three Little Javelinas
*The Three Little Pigs
*The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit
*The Treasure Hunter
*The Trouble With Cauliflower
*The Legend of the Whistle Pig Wrangler
*The Three Little Cajun Pigs
*Towns Down Underground
*Tuesday in Arizona
*Wiggler’s Worms
Awards and Best Seller Lists
*Publisher’s Weekly Top 10 Bestseller List 1997 TEN LITTLE DINOSAURS
*Colorado Book Award 1997 TEN LITTLE DINOSAURS
*Colorado Children’s Book Award 1998 TEN LITTLE DINOSAURS
*Children’s Choice Award 1998 TEN LITTLE DINOSAURS
*Arizona Young Readers Award 1994 THE THREE LITTLE JAVELINAS
*PBS Reading Rainbow 1994 THE THREE LITTLE JAVELINAS
*Colorado Book Award 1995 GOOSE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION
*Arizona Young Reader’s Award Finalist GOOSE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION
*Colorado Book Award Finalist RAPUNZEL
*Western Writers Spur Award 1999 SLIM AND MISS PRIM
*Western Writers Storyteller Award Finalist 1998 JACK AND THE GIANT
*New York Society of Illustrators Awards of Merit 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991
*New York Society of Illustrators Silver Medal 1991
*Communication Arts Award of Excellence 1987
*Storytelling World Honor Book 2002 PETITE ROUGE
*Book Sense 76 Top 10 Pick 2001 PETITE ROUGE
*National Society for Social Studies/Children’s Book Council Notable Children’s Book 2002 PETITE ROUGE
*Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice Award 2004 PETITE ROUGE
External links
* [http://www.jimharrisillustrator.com Jim Harris official web site]
* [http://www.pelicanpub.com/Biog.asp?artist=Jim%20Harris Biography]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.