American author
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 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. Hausman attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico , where he obtained his B.A. in English Literature.[1]
After graduation, Hausman married Loretta "Lorry" Wright and moved to Lenox, Massachusetts , where he taught creative writing and English at the Windsor Mountain School .[citation needed The Hausmans, along with David Silverstein, founded 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 .[citation needed 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 .[2] Pittsfield, Massachusetts .
Starting with the 2002 publication The Boy From Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley , Hausmann has collaborated on five books co-authored with Cedella Marley , the daughter of late musician Bob Marley .[3]
Hausman has performed readings and storytellings throughout the United States and Europe. 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 .
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 [4] 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[5] 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 [6] 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, 1968New Marlboro Stage , Giligia Press, 1968 & Bookstore Press, 1971Circle Meadow , Bookstore Press, 1972The Boy with the Sun Tree Bow , Berkshire Traveller, 1973Beth: The Little Girl of Pine Knoll , Bookstore Press, 1974Sitting on the Blue-Eyed Bear: Navajo Myths & Legends , Lawrence Hill , 1975Night Herding Song , Copper Canyon Press , 1979The Day the White Whales Came to Bangor , Cobblesmith Books, 1979No Witness , Stackpole Books , 1980Runners , Sunstone Press, 1984Meditations with Animals , Bear & Co. , 1986Meditations with the Navajo , Bear & Co., 1989Stargazer , Lotus Press , 1989Turtle Dream , Mariposa, 1991Turtle Island Alphabet , St. Martin’s Press , 1992The Gift of the Gila Monster , Simon & Schuster , 1993Ghost Walk , Mariposa, 1993Tunkashila , St. Martin’s Press, 1993Turtle Island ABC , HarperCollins , 1994Duppy Talk , Simon & Schuster , 1994The Sun Horse , Lotus Press, 1995Coyote Walks on Two Legs , Philomel , 1995How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet , HarperCollins, 1995Doctor Moledinky’s Castle , Simon & Schuster, 1995Prayer to the Great Mystery , St. Martin’s Press, 1995Eagle Boy , HarperCollins, 1996Night Flight , Philomel, 1996The Kebra Nagast , St. Martin’s Press, 1997The Story of Blue Elk , Clarion , 1998Doctor Bird , Philomel, 1998The Coyote Bead , Hampton Roads , 1999Tom Cringle (Book One) , illustrated by Tad Hills , Simon & Schuster, 2000Tom Cringle (Book Two) , illustrated by Tad Hills, Simon & Schuster, 2001Castaways: Stories of Survival , Greenwillow , 2003Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit , Irie Books, 2005Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery & Magic , Irie Books, 2007How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet , Irie Books, 2008Doctor Bird: Three lookin’ Up Tales from Jamaica , Irie Books, 2008Time Swimmer , Macmillan Caribbean, 2009The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis , World Wisdom , 2009Mermaids, Manatees and Bimini Blind Snakes: My Life on a Barrier Island , Irie Books, 2012Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding , Bear & Co./Inner Traditions , 2013The Otter, the Spotted Frog & The Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story , Wisdom Tales Press , 2013Island Dreams: Selected Poems , Longhouse Publishers, 2015Evil Chasing Way , Speaking Volumes, 2017Hand Trembler , Speaking Volumes, 2018Sungazer , Speaking Volumes, 2018Little Miracles , Stay Thirsty Media, 2019
Digital
The American Storybag: A Collection of Tales , Stay Thirsty Media, 2010Not Since Mark Twain , Stay Thirsty Media, 2012Escape From Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant , Irie Books, 2011Wilderness: The Story of Mountain Men John Colter and Hugh Glass , Irie Books, 2011All Is Beautiful All Around Me: Navajo Ways and Ceremonial Stories , Irie Books, 2011The Mythology of Cats: Feline Legend and Lore Through the Ages , Irie Books, 2011The Mythology of Dogs: Canine Legend and Lore Through the Ages , Irie Books, 2011The Forbidden Ride: An Icelandic Love Story , Stay Thirsty Media, 2014The Evil Chasing Way , Speaking Volumes, 2017Hand Trembler , Speaking Volumes, 2018Sungazer , Speaking Volumes, 2018
Collaborations with Loretta Hausman
The Pancake Book , Persea Books, 1975The Yogurt Book , Persea Books, 1976The Mythology of Dogs , St. Martin's Press , 1997 & Griffin paperback, 1998The Mythology of Cats , St. Martin’s Press, 1998 & Berkeley paperback, 2000Dogs of Myth: Tales from Around the World (Illustrated by Barry Moser ), Simon & Schuster , 1999Cats of Myth , Simon & Schuster, 2000The Metaphysical Cat , Hampton Roads , 2001The Mythology of Horses , Three Rivers /Random House , 2003Escape From Botany Bay , Orchard /Scholastic , 2003Napoleon and Josephine , Orchard/Scholastic, 2004Horses of Myth , E.P. Dutton , 2005A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau , Shambhala /Random House, 2006The Healing Horse , Houghton Mifflin , 2006
Other collaborations
The Berkshire Anthology (with David Silverstein ), Bookstore Press, 1972Wilderness (with Roger Zelazny ), Tor Books , 1994African American Alphabet (with Kelvin Rodriques), St. Martin’s Press , 1996The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Orchard Books , 2001The Boy From Nine Miles , (with Cedella Marley ), Hampton Roads, 200256 Thoughts From 56 Hope Road , (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2002The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Scholastic , 200360 Visions (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2005Three Little Birds (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2006Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa ,with Kenji Okuhira, Irie Books, 2012The Future Is The Beginning: The Words and Wisdom of Bob Marley (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books/Harmony, 2012Guns , Edited by Gerald Hausman, Speaking Volumes, 2016
Audio
Stargazer , Sunset, 1991Turtle Island Alphabet , Sunset, 1992Navajo Nights , Sunset, 1993Native American Animal Stories , Sunset, 1993The Turquoise Horse , Irie Books, 2006Drum Talk , Speaking Volumes, 2010Ghost Walk , Speaking Volumes, 2010Native American Animal Stories , Speaking Volumes, 2010Navajo Nights , Speaking Volumes, 2010Stargazer , Speaking Volumes, 2010The Turquoise Horse , Speaking Volumes, 2010Wilderness , Speaking Volumes, 2013Meditations With the Navajo , Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. , 2019Rastafarian Children of Solomon , Inner Traditions/Bear & Co., 2019
