Gerald Hausman

Gerald Andrews Hausman (born October 13, 1945) is a storyteller and award-winning author of books about Native America, animals, mythology, and West Indian culture. Hausman comes from a long line of storytellers and educators, and has published over seventy books for both children and adults.

Biography

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to engineer father Sidney Hausman and mother Dorothy "Little" Hausman, Gerald grew up in New Jersey and Massachusetts before moving to New Mexico for college. Along with brother, Sid Hausman,^[1] a songwriter, entertainer and artist, Hausman attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he obtained his B.A. in English Literature.^[2]

After graduation, Hausman married Loretta "Lorry" Wright and moved to Lenox, Massachusetts, where he taught creative writing and English at the Windsor Mountain School. He also founded, with his wife Lorry and David Silverstein, The Bookstore Press, which published some of the first paperback books for children. These included such authors as Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak, Crockett Johnson, Aram Saroyan and Paul Metcalf. In 1977, Gerald and Lorry moved to Tesuque, New Mexico, where they lived for seventeen years, raising two daughters, Hannah and Mariah.

During this time, Hausman worked as poetry teacher, editor, publisher and English teacher at Santa Fe Preparatory School in nearby Santa Fe, going on to found the Blue Harbour School of Creative Writing on the former estate of playwright Noël Coward in Port Maria, Jamaica.^[3] He has also served as poet-in-residence at Central Connecticut State College.^[4] In addition, he worked as a poet in the schools in the city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Hausman’s most recent works include The Boy From Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley, illustrated by daughter Mariah Fox and co-authored with Cedella Marley, the daughter of late musician Bob Marley;^[5] The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis with a foreword by Joe Medicine Crow; and Timeswimmer, the story of a young Jamaican boy who befriends an ancient storytelling sea turtle named Odysseus. Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding. The Otter, the Spotted Frog and the Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story. The Forbidden Ride. Island Dreams: Selected Poems.

Hausman has performed readings and storytellings throughout the United States and Europe, and is known for his lively and engaging style. He has also been a presenter for National Public Radio, History Channel, Haunted History: Caribbean, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Book Fair International and American Library Association.^[6]

In 1994, Gerald and Lorry moved to Bokeelia, Florida, on Pine Island, where they currently work and reside.

Awards

Union College Poetry Prize, 1965 for Quebec Poems
American Folklore Society, Aesop Accolade Award (Children's Section), 1995 for Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery and Magic^[7]
Notable Social Studies Book for Young people designation, Children's Book Council (CBC)/ National Council for the Social Studies, 1996, and 1999, for Doctor Bird: Three Lookin' Up Tales from Jamaica
Pick of the Lists Selection, the American Booksellers Association (ABA), 1999, for Dogs of Myth: Tales from around the World
Bank Street College of Education Best Book Selection, 2000, for Tom Cringle: Battle on the High Seas and Cats of Myth: Tales from around the World
Parents' Choice Award Silver Medal for NonFiction, designation, 2003^[8]
New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age designation, 2004 for Escape from Botany Bay
National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council, Best Book Designation, 2007, for A Mind With Wings^[9]
Midwest Book Awards Children's Picture Books, Illustration: Graphic, and Total Book Design, USA Today Best Books Award, Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year in Picture Books, Early Reader, 2013, for "The Otter, The Spotted Frog and the Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story."

Works

Fiction

The Shivurrus Plant of Mopant, Giligia Press, 1968
New Marlboro Stage, Giligia Press, 1968
New Marlboro Stage, Bookstore Press, 1971
Circle Meadow, Bookstore Press, 1972
The Boy with the Sun Tree Bow, Berkshire Traveller, 1973
Beth: The Little Girl of Pine Knoll, Bookstore Press, 1974
Sitting on the Blue-Eyed Bear: Navajo Myths & Legends, Lawrence Hill, 1975
Night Herding Song, Copper Canyon Press, 1979
The Day the White Whales Came to Bangor, Cobblesmith Books, 1979
No Witness, Stackpole Books, 1980
Runners, Sunstone Press, 1984
Meditations with Animals, Bear & Co., 1986
Meditations with the Navajo, Bear & Co., 1989
Stargazer, Lotus Press, 1989
Turtle Dream, Mariposa, 1991
Turtle Island Alphabet, St. Martin’s Press, 1992
The Gift of the Gila Monster, Simon & Schuster, 1993
Ghost Walk, Mariposa, 1993
Tunkashila, St. Martin’s Press, 1993
Turtle Island ABC, HarperCollins, 1994
Duppy Talk, Simon & Schuster, 1994
The Sun Horse, Lotus Press, 1995
Coyote Walks on Two Legs, Philomel, 1995
How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet, HarperCollins, 1995
Doctor Moledinky’s Castle, Simon & Schuster, 1995
Prayer to the Great Mystery, St. Martin’s Press, 1995
Eagle Boy, HarperCollins, 1996
Night Flight, Philomel, 1996
The Kebra Nagast, St. Martin’s Press, 1997
The Story of Blue Elk, Clarion, 1998
Doctor Bird, Philomel, 1998
The Coyote Bead, Hampton Roads, 1999
Tom Cringle (Book One), illustrated by Tad Hills, Simon & Schuster, 2000
Tom Cringle (Book Two), illustrated by Tad Hills, Simon & Schuster, 2001
Castaways: Stories of Survival, Greenwillow, 2003
Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit, Irie Books, 2005
Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery & Magic, Irie Books, 2007
How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet, Irie Books, 2008
Doctor Bird: Three lookin’ Up Tales from Jamaica, Irie Books, 2008
Time Swimmer, Macmillan Caribbean, 2009
The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis, World Wisdom, 2009
Mermaids, Manatees and Bimini Blind Snakes: My Life on a Barrier Island, Irie Books, 2012
Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding, Bear & Co./Inner Traditions, 2013
The Otter, the Spotted Frog & The Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story, Wisdom Tales Press, 2013
Island Dreams: Selected Poems, Longhouse Publishers, 2015

Digital

The American Storybag, A Collection of Tales, Stay Thirsty Media, 2010
Escape From Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant, Irie Books, 2011
Wilderness: The Story of Mountain Men John Colter and Hugh Glass, Irie Books, 2011
All Is Beautiful All Around Me: Navajo Ways and Ceremonial Stories, Irie Books, 2011
The Mythology of Cats: Feline Legend and Lore Through the Ages, Irie Books, 2011
The Mythology of Dogs: Canine Legend and Lore Through the Ages, Irie Books, 2011
The Forbidden Ride: An Icelandic Love Story, Stay Thirsty Media, 2014

Collaborations

The Berkshire Anthology (with David Silverstein), Bookstore Press, 1972
Wilderness (with Roger Zelazny), Tor Books, 1994
African American Alphabet (with Kelvin Rodriques), St. Martin’s Press, 1996
The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Orchard Books, 2001
The Boy From Nine Miles, (with Cedella Marley), Hampton Roads, 2002
56 Thoughts From 56 Hope Road, (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2002
The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Scholastic paperback, 2003
60 Visions (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2005
Three Little Birds (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2006

By Gerald and Loretta Hausman

The Pancake Book, Persea Books, 1975
The Yogurt Book, Persea Books, 1976
The Mythology of Dogs, St. Martin’s Press, 1997
The Mythology of Dogs, Griffin paperback, 1998
The Mythology of Cats, St. Martin’s Press, 1998
The Mythology of Cats, Berkeley paperback, 2000
Dogs of Myth, Simon & Schuster, 1999
Dogs of Myth, Scholastic Book Club, 2001
Cats of Myth, Simon & Schuster, 2000
The Metaphysical Cat, Hampton Roads, 2001
The Mythology of Horses, Three Rivers/Random House, 2003
Escape From Botany Bay, Orchard/Scholastic, 2003
Napoleon and Josephine, Orchard/Scholastic, 2004
Horses of Myth, E.P. Dutton, 2005
Henry David Thoreau, Shambhala/Random House, 2006
The Healing Horse, Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Audio

Stargazer (audio), Sunset, 1991
Turtle Island Alphabet (audio), Sunset, 1992
Navajo Nights (audio), Sunset, 1993
Native American Animal Stories (audio), Sunset, 1993
The Turquoise Horse (audio) Irie Books, 2006
Drum Talk (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
Ghost Walk (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
Native American Animal Stories (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
Navajo Nights (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
Stargazer (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
The Turquoise Horse (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2010
Wilderness (audio), Speaking Volumes, 2013

Notes

1) http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/Bookstore_Press/MSS19970027.html
2) http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/Hausman/MSS19970133.html
3) http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/Hausman/MSS19970133.html
3) http://unger.myplainview.com/reviews/Duppy%20Talk.htm
4) http://www.author-illustr-source.com/geraldhausman.htm
5) http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050420/ent/ent1.html
6) http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_features?id=161456763
7) http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/books/american-genesis.html
8) http://www.ricia.com/hausman.html
11) http://us.macmillan.com/author/geraldhausman
12) http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2675
13) http://www.tuffgongbooks.com/ninemiles.html
14) http://www.worldwisdom.com/public/authors/Gerald-Hausman.aspx
15) http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781590302286&view=email_prep
16) http://www.cbmadvisors.com/advisors/hausmangl.shtml
17) http://www.sidhausman.com/index.php?page=links
18) http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Gerald-Hausman/1215153
19) http://store.innertraditions.com/Contributor.jmdx?action=displayDetail&id=198
20) http://www.balkinbuddies.com/hausman/index.html
21) http://www.authorsillustrators.com/hausman/hausman.htm

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