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UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FICTION · CHILDREN

Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Also known as: Daniel Pinkwater, Daniel J. Pinkwater

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Daniel Manus Pinkwater (born November 15, 1941) is an American author of children's books and young adult fiction. His books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also written an adult novel, The Afterlife Diet (1995), and essay collections derived from his talks on National Public Radio. Many elements of his fiction are based on real events and people that Pinkwater encountered in his youth.

Memphis, United States
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And he dropped the can (no one knows why) right over Mr. Plumbean's house.

— from The big orange splot

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The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror

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Walter Galt, Winston Bongo, and their female friend Rat have an adventure involving a beatnik poet and a werewolf.

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The big orange splot

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When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on his neat house, Mr. Plumbean gets an idea that affects his entire neighborhood.

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Lizard Music

1988

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When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space.

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