Brian P. Cleary

Brian P. Cleary

Brian P. Cleary, (born October 1 1959 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American humorist, poet, and author of more than 25 books.

Influenced by such writers as Ogden Nash, e. e. cummings, Lennon & McCartney, Cleary began to explore and celebrate the wonder of words as a child. He is now found back in the classroom, as he's shared his love of language with 85,000 students in 40 states. He has written cartoon gags which have appeared in more than 600 newspapers worldwide, and written humor essays for national and local magazines and newspapers, and has had an award-winning children's book read on Minnesota Public Radio. Since graduating from John Carroll University with a degree in communications in 1982, he has worked in one of the 5 largest creative divisions in the world, American Greetings, where he currently holds the title of Senior Editor on the Humor Staff. He has sold more than 2 million books.

Cleary's books have been reviewed in journals such as "Kirkus", "Publishers Weekly", "The Horn Book Guide", "School Library Journal", and "Booklist".

According to Kirkus Reviews, "Cleary has clearly got the formula down for effectively explaining a potentially boring subject through a bouncy rhyming text filled with puns and jokes that will appeal to kids."

National and international literary awards and recognition

*International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choice Award
*ABA Kids' Pick of the List
*Benjamin Franklin Award (First Place)
*Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, Honor Book

elected bibliography

* "Words Are CATegorical"
* "Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb?"
* "Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?" (illustrated by Jenya Prosmitsky)
* "How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?: What Are Homonyms and Homophones?"
* "I and You and Don’t Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun?"
* "A Lime, a Mime, a Pool of Slime: More about Nouns"
* "Lazily, Crazily, Just a Bit Nasally: More about Adverbs"
* "A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?" (illustrated by Jenya Prosmitsky)
* "Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know: What Is a Synonym?"
* "Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky: More about Adjectives"
* "Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs"
* "Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym?"
* "To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb?" (illustrated by Jenya Prosmitsky)
* "Under, Over, By the Clover: What Is a Preposition?"
* "Stroll and Walk, Babble and Talk: More about Synonyms"
* "Math Is CATegorical"
* "The Action of Subtraction"
* "The Mission of Addition"
* "How Long or How Wide? A Measuring Guide"
* "On the Scale, A Weighty Tale"

Other books

* "Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale"
* "Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book"
* "Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry"
* "Rhyme & PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay"
* "The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor"
* "Mrs. Riley Bought Five Itchy Aardvarks" and Other Painless Tricks for Memorizing Science Facts"

External links

* [http://www.briancleary.com The World of Brian P. Cleary]


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