J. Patrick Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana, and he is the current Children Poet's Laureate. He has written more than seventy children's books, including ONCE UPON A TOMB: Gravely Humorous Verses. J. Patrick Lewis lives in Ohio.

Books by J. Patrick Lewis

Keep a Pocket in Your Poem:Classic Poems and Playful Parodies

by J. Patrick Lewis and Johanna Wright - Humor, Literary, Literature, Poetry

Book of Nature Poetry

by J. Patrick Lewis - Nature, Picture, Poetry, Poetry Collection, Police Procedural, Political Science, Political Thriller, Politics

Bigfoot is Missing!

written by J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt with illustrations by MinaLima - Children's, Fiction, Mythology, Picture

Voices from the March on Washington

written by J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon - Nonfiction

When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders

Written by J. Patrick Lewis, Illustrated by Jim Burke, R. Gregory Christie, Tonya Engel, John Parra and Meilo So - Children's, Fiction, History, Poetry, Poetry Collection