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Born in Lakewood, Ohio, American humorist, writer and poet, Brian P. Cleary has one million books in print. The Academy of American Poets lists his biography, along with Whitman, Emerson, Shel Silverstein and Robert Frost.
A frustrated student and reluctant learner, Cleary daydreamed his way from class to class until being introduced to poetry in third grade. Ogden Nash, e. e. cummings, Lennon & McCartney—even the bawdy musical lyrics in the Marx Brothers' comedies set him on a course to explore and celebrate the wonder of words. Ironically, he is now found back in the classroom, as he's shared his love of our rich language with 65,000 students in 30 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 worked on licensed properties from Garfield to Opus and Bill to Ziggy to Nickelodeon characters.
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Brian Cleary's books in the Lakewood Public Library's Catalog
Buy
Brian Cleary's books from Amazon.com
| Take Brian P. Cleary's "Are You A Grown-up?" Quiz, which originally appeared in the Utne Reader. | |
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Click here to listen a Minnesota Public Radio broadcast of Give Me Bach My Schubert in Real Audio format. |
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Newspaper clippings on Brian Cleary: |
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Brian Cleary's Thoughts on Writing and Publishing Children's Books |  |
Brian Cleary's Word-Building Lesson Plans |
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Printable Author Visit Contract [pdf] |  |
Printable Author Visit Book Order Form |
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Scholastic
Books Noun Lesson Plan |
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Scholastic Books Adjective Lesson Plan |
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Let's Make A Verb Train! |  |
Teachers: Tips For Better Writing |
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Bow Tie Pictures are Courtesy of the Bow Tie Club | ||
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Brian Cleary is available to speak to educators, librarians and school audiences. Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions regarding his presentations. Contact him at baberuth60@aol.com or visit School Author Visits, a website with links to children's book authors who speak at schools, plus information on planning a successful author's visit.Fun Links:
- Click here for an free instant online rhyming dictionary.
- For another fun online dictionary, check out Merriam-Webster, based on Merriam Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary. Merriam-Webster also has a site geared toward kids aged 9-14, called Word Central, which features a Student Dictionary, word games, puzzles, and other fun language experiments.
- Learn a new word every day by clicking here! Bookmark this site and come back daily!
- For a daily chuckle, try Pun of the Day.
- I, Rearrangement Servant (Internet Anagram Server): Want an instant list of anagrams for your name?
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