J. Patrick Lewis

  • 47

    Catalog books

  • 12

    Works

  • 1994 to 2019

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

J. Patrick Lewis has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 47 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Just joking and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Creative Editions and Simon & Schuster.

Best Place To Start

Just joking

N • 2015 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Creative Editions and Simon & Schuster

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Creative Editions and Simon & Schuster.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Just joking

    N • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 208 pages.

  2. National Geographic book of animal poetry

    Scholastic Inc. • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 183 pages.

  3. A Hippopotamustn't: And Other Animal Poems (Picture Puffins)

    Penguin Group USA • 1994 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. I Am Polar Bear

    Bound to Stay Bound Books • 2019 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 30 pages.

  5. My Home in the Water

    Children's Press • 2017 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 24 pages.

  6. Wren and the Sparrow

    Lerner Publishing Group • 2015 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 32 pages.

  7. Voices from the March on Washington

    Bound to Stay Bound Books • 2014 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 114 pages.

  8. Edgar Allan Poe's Pie

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company • 2012 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 40 pages.

  9. Skywriting

    Creative Editions • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009.

  10. house

    Creative Editions • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

How The Picks Compare

  • National Geographic book of animal poetry is the easier short commitment, while Just joking asks for more reading time up front.
  • National Geographic book of animal poetry gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Just joking leans later in the catalog.
  • A Hippopotamustn't: And Other Animal Poems (Picture Puffins) is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Just joking.

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