David Elliott is the award-winning author of over thirty-five picture books and novels for young
people, including The New York Times bestselling And Here’s to You!. He is also the author of
three critically acclaimed YA verse novels: Bull; Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc; and The
Seventh Raven as well as such picture books as Finn Throws a Fit and Baabwa and Wooliam. He
is a two-time winner of the Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry Book of the Year. His most recent
book, Bonebag, co-written with his son, Eli, received starred reviews from both Booklist and
Kirkus. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages. David was a founding
member of Lesley University’s Low Residence Master of Arts Program in Creative Writing where
he taught for twenty years.
Before becoming a writer, David worked as a cucumber washer in Greece, a popsicle stick maker
in Israel, a teacher in Libya, and a singer in Mexico. Currently, David lives in New Hampshire with
his wife.
This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.
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