Patrick Jennings (born February 25, 1962) is an American writer of children's books including picture books, middle-grade fiction, young adult fiction, and short stories. Animals, including pets, often figure in his stories. He is perhaps best known for his series, Guinea Dog, about Fido, a guinea pig that acts like a dog. He has also written humor pieces for Horn Book magazine's Cadenza column, including "Excerpt from the Chocolate Game", which mashes Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games with Roald Dahl's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.

Jennings was born in Indiana and moved as a teenager to Arizona, where he attended Arizona State University.[1] He taught preschool in the United States and Mexico, and also worked for Arizona's oldest public library.[1] He has lived and worked in Port Townsend, WA, since 2001.[2]

Books

  • Naughty Claudine (Random House, 2017)
  • Hissy Fitz (Egmont USA, 2015)
  • Guinea Dog 3 (Egmont USA, 2014)
  • Odd, Weird, & Little (Egmont USA, 2014)
  • Guinea Dog 2 (Egmont USA, September 2013)
  • My Homework Ate My Homework (Egmont USA, 2013)
  • Invasion of the Dognappers (Egmont USA, 2012); retitled Dognap for paperback edition, 2013
  • Bat & Rat (Abrams, 2012)
  • Lucky Cap (Egmont USA, 2011)
  • Guinea Dog (Egmont USA, 2010)
  • We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes (HarperCollins, 2009)
  • Barb & Dingbat's Crybaby Hotline (Holiday House, 2007)
  • Wish Riders (Hyperion, 2006)
  • Out Standing in My Field (Scholastic Press, 2005)
  • The Wolving Time (Scholastic Press, 2003)
  • The Ears of Corn: an Ike and Mem Story (Holiday House, 2003)
  • The Lightning Bugs: an Ike and Mem Story (Holiday House, 2003)
  • Weeping Willow: an Ike and Mem Story (Holiday House, 2002)
  • The Tornado Watches: an Ike and Mem Story (Holiday House, 2001)
  • The Bird Shadow: an Ike and Mem Story (Holiday House, 2001)
  • The Beastly Arms (Scholastic Press, 2001)
  • Putnam & Pennyroyal (Scholastic Press, 1999)
  • Faith and the Rocket Cat (Scholastic Press, 1998)
  • Faith and the Electric Dogs (Scholastic Press, 1996)

References

  1. 1 2 "Patrick Jennings" (biography page among others). Scholastic Teachers (scholastic.com/teachers). Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. ↑ "PENINSULA PROFILE: Children's author encourages students to find their muses". Diane Urbani de la Paz. Peninsula Daily News (Olympic Peninsula, Washington). Last modified June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-18.


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