David McPhail

About The Author

David McPhail has written and illustrated more than fifty books for children, including the New York Times bestselling When Sheep Sleep by Laura Numeroff (Abrams), When Papa Comes Home Tonight by Eileen Spinelli (BFYR), and his own Mole Music (Holt), which was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. He lives in Rye, New Hampshire.

Books by David McPhail

Weezer Changes the World
Illustrated by David McPhail
Weezer is an ordinary puppy. He barks. He slobbers. He tinkles on the carpet. But then something happens that changes him - and the world may never be the same. Simple yet profound, funny yet serious, this touching story will remind even the skeptics among us that the most remarkable ch...
When Papa Comes Home Tonight
Illustrated by David McPhail
When Papa comes home tonight, dear child,
(I promise - not too late)
you'll hear me whistling up the road.
You'll meet me at the gate.
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