James Howe
James Howe
James Howeis an American children's writer with more than 80 juvenile and young adult fiction books to his credit. He is known best for the Bunnicula series about a vampire rabbit that sucks the juice out of vegetables...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth2 August 1946
CityOneida, NY
CountryUnited States of America
hurt believe thinking
Another thing I think about names is that they DO hurt. They hurt because we believe them. We think they are telling us something true about ourselves, something other people can see even if we don't. —Bobby Goodspeed
thinking boys trying
Dear Skeezie, Today I ran after a boy as he was trying to get away. I tackled him and we both landed in the mud. Do you think I appeared desperate?-Joe Bunch
thinking stories pieces
When you're living through it, though, especially when you are twelve and you think the whole world is changing until you realize it isn't the world, it's you, no piece seems little. It's all so big you think it can kill you. But it doesn't. Which is why the story goes on.
hate thinking perfection
We all start out thinking that there is such a thing as perfection and that there's something wrong with us if we settle for less. First we won't eat the food with the brown spots. Then we hate ourselves because we have our own brown spots—pimples or ears that are too big or legs that are too skinny.
author became enjoyed kept love playing stories whatever
I became an author because I love words. I enjoyed playing with them when I was a kid, writing stories and plays, and doing whatever I could think to do with words. I kept my love of them growing up and still love to see what they can do.
family hard playing serious time wonder
My family was always playing with words. It is little wonder that even after I got serious about writing, I've had a hard time getting serious about words.
awareness happens life passing time
the awareness of time passing and where you go and what happens in life in 20 years.
funny hard humor people sit
When I'm with other people who inspire my silliness or sense of humor, I'm funny. When I sit down to write, it's hard not to be funny.
book dealing pain relief
We were dealing with the emergencies of pain control, all her treatment, ... I was working a full-time job, having to show up for that every day. Writing the book was relief for us.
flew played written
Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew through the air: jokes, riddles, puns.
late lucky wrote
I was lucky in getting my first book published; my first book was 'Bunnicula,' which I wrote with my late wife Debbie, for the fun of it.
games gift hope humor nuclear precious reminder serious terribly video
Humor is the most precious gift I can give to my reader, a reminder that the world is not such a terribly serious place. There is more than video games and drugs and nuclear threats; there is laughter, and there is hope.
good happy passing starting
I'm very happy with the effort, ... We started passing better and are starting to show some good shape.
adult current
I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children's books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most.