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MISSOURI POET LAUREATE
PERSONAL RECOGNITION
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2023, Named by Governor Mike Parson as Missouri Poet Laureate, 7/23-6/25
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2023, Inducted in Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame
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2023, Named by Springfield Business Journal as one of 2023 Men of the Year
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2023, Inducted in Springfield Public Schools Hall of Fame
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2023, Named by Springfield Business Journal as one of 2023 Men of the Year
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2023, Nominated for Missouri State Poet Laureate
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2023, Recipient of Celebration Literacy Award from Missouri Literacy Association
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2023, Honored with a star in Famous Missourian's Walk of Fame sidewalk in historic downtown Marshfield, Missouri.
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2022, Received annual Ella Dickey Literacy Award.
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2021, Nominated for Missouri State Poet Laureate.
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2020, Won The Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Literature Medal.
2019, Nominated for Missouri State Poet Laureate.
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2017, Nominated for Missouri State Poet Laureate.
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2015, Nominated for Missouri State Poet Laureate.
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2014, David Harrison Day (April 2) proclaimed by Springfield, Missouri city council
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2014, David Harrison Exhibit, featuring reception and major display of my work, Meyer Library on Missouri State University campus
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2014, Pioneer in Education award "for distinguished and devoted service to public education" presented by Missouri DESE and Missouri State Board of Education at the Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators
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2014, One of five finalists for the Paul Morris Award, a statewide honor given by Missouri School Board Association
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2013, Missouri Center for the Book reception and display of all my work, in The James C. Kirkpatrick Library at University of Central Missouri to celebrate the selection of Pirates to represent Missouri at the 2013, National Book Fair in Washington, D.C.
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2010, The poem 'My Book' from Somebody Catch My Homework has been selected by the Pueblo, Colorado City-County Library District to decorate their new bookmobile that will be driving out to several underprivileged/underserved communities in Pueblo County. The purpose of the van is to provide positive experiences with books, reading and the library. We find in these little communities that people are often intimidated to come into the big building and it eases their fear to deal with a van and one library employee at a time.
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2009, David Harrison Elementary School named and opened in Springfield, Missouri.
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2008, Poet Laureate, Drury University;
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2008, Honorary Doctorate in Letters from Drury University;
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2006, Missourian Award; Missouri Library Association's Literacy Award for Body of Work;
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2005, Honorary Doctorate in Letters from Missouri State University;
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2004, Inducted into Drury University's Ernest R. Breech Hall of Fame;
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2004, Named Friend of School Libraries by Missouri Association of School Libraries;
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2004, The poem, 'My Book' sandblasted into the sidewalk of the Children's Garden at the Burton Barr Public Library in Phoenix, Arizona;
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2003, David Harrison Conference Room named in Springfield, Missouri's Library Center;
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2002, Celebrate Literacy Award, Springfield, Missouri Council of the International Reading Council;
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2002, Friend of Education Award, Missouri State Teachers Association;
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2001, International Reading Association Community Service Award for "Sky High on Reading" literacy project;
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2001, Missouri Governor's Humanities Award;
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1995, Inducted into Writers Hall of Fame;
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1994, Celebrate Literacy Award, Missouri State Reading Association;
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1994, Friend of Education Award, Missouri State Teachers Association;
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1994, Celebrate Literacy Award, Springfield, Missouri Council of the International Reading Association (IRA);
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1983, Poet Laureate, Drury University;
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1981, Distinguished Alumni Award, Drury College;
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1978, Outstanding Contributions to Children's Literature, Central State University;
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The Missourian Award 2006
The Missouri Pioneer in Education Award, 2014
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Poet Laureate for Drury University
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BOOK HONORS AND AWARDS
The Dirt Book:
- Selected for Texas Bluebonnet Award Master Reading List 2023-2024
A Monster is Coming!:
- The Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best list for 2012.
And The Bullfrogs Sing:
- An honor book for the 2020 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award
A Place to Start a Family:
- One of ten titles for Grades K-2 chosen by teachers nationwide for the 2019 ILA Teachers' Choice List.
- Selected for NSTA's 2019 list of Outstanding Science Trade Books
- Selected a K-3 2019-20 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Title.
- Selected for Bank Street Best Books of the Year List, 2019.
A Thousand Cousins:
- IRA/CBC Children's Choice, 1997;
- Kansas State Reading Circle list, 1997-98;
- Missouri State Reading Council Seal of Approval, 1998;
Bugs: Poems about Creeping Things:
- "Seeing Stories" exhibition at the Westchester Art Center, 2007;
- New York Public Library's annual list "Children's Books, 2007 for Reading and Sharing" 100 Titles, 2007;
- NCTE Notable Poetry Books, 2008;
- Featured (cover on overhead screen, poems read on stage) in the Dayton, Ohio Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Dayton Ballet II concert: BUGS!!, 2014;
Cave Detectives, Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave:
- Junior Library Guild Selection, 2007;
- Placed in 100-year time capsule as part of the Centennial Celebration for the Springfield, MO park system, 2013
Caves, Mysteries Beneath Our Feet:
- Society of School Librarians International Honor Book, 2002;
- Michigan Reading Association Readers' Choice List, K-1, 2003;
- Arizona Young Readers' Award nominee, 2006;
Cowboys, Voices in the Western Wind:
- Nominated for Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2012;
- Nominated for Cybils Award, 2012;
- Nominated for Spur Award, 2012;
- South Dakota Children's Book Awards reading list for 2014-15;
Crawly School for Bugs:
- Chosen by NCTE for its 2019 Books of Notable Poetry list
- Chosen by Missouri Center for the Book to represent Missouri at The National Book Fair on September 1, 2018
Dylan the Eagle-Hearted Chicken:
- Selected to appear in the Zaner-Bloser Voices Reading program.
Glaciers, Nature's Icy Caps:
- Bank Street College Best Books of the Year list, 2007;
- The Hawaii State Public Library annual annotated bibliography of science trade books, 2007;
- Missouri State Teachers Association, New Books for Missouri Students, 2008;
Mammoth Bones and Broken Stones:
- Nominated for Society of American Archaeology's 2010 Book of the Year for a book that presents archaeological research to a broad audience;
- Recommended by National Science Teachers Association, 2011
Mountains, The Tops of the World:
- Missouri State Teachers Association, New Books for Missouri Students, 2006;
Now You See Them, Now You Don't:
- Starred Kirkus review, 12/1/15
- Chosen by Society of Midland Authors as best children's nonfiction book published in 2016
- NCTE Notable Poetry Book
- Red Poppy Award nominee, Georgetown, Texas, 2017
- Selected by the NCTE Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry Committee for the 2017
- Notable Poetry Books list;
- The Society of Midland Authors Award for 2017 in Children's Nonfiction.
Piggy Wiglet:
- Bank Street College Best Books of the Year list, 2008;
Pirates:
- Selected by Missouri Center for the Book to represent Missouri at the National Book Fair in Washington, D.C., 2013
- Kansas State Reading Circle List, 2009;
- NCTE Notable Poetry Books, 2008;
- Nominated for Cybils Award, the Children's and Young Adults Bloggers Literary Awards;
- VOYA's Nonfiction Honor List, 2009;
- Texas Blue Bonnet Award 2010-2011 Master List
- Indiana Young Hoosier Master Reading List, 2011-2012
Rivers, Nature's Wondrous Waterways:
- Selected as the featured book for StoryWalk, which runs along Van der Donck Park in downtown, Yonkers, to celebrate this new park and teach families about the importance of the Saw Mill River as a tributary to the Hudson River Estuary, 2014.
Somebody Catch My Homework:
- IRA/CBC Children's Choice, 1994;
- Kentucky Blue Grass Award nominee, 1994;
- Missouri State Reading Council Seal of Approval, 1998;
Sounds of Rain:
- St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Books for Young Readers, 2006;
- The Hawaii State Public Library annual annotated bibliography of science trade books, 2007;
- Kansas State Reading Circle list, 2007;
The Book of Giant Stories:
The Dirt Book:
- Selected for Texas Bluebonnet Award Master Reading List 2023-2024
- Named as one of eleven "Can't Miss" poetry books on "2021 Poetry: Versification for the Masses," for School Library Journal, 2021;
- This year's best children's books displayed at the NYC Society of Illustrators "Oringinal Art" Exhibit, 2021;
- Named by NYC Public Libraries as one of six best best books of children's poetry published in 2021;
- 2022 Notable Books: NCTE's 21 Best Poetry and Verse Novels for Kids
- Named by National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to its 2022 list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- On master list of finalists for the state of Kansas Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award.
When Cows Come Home:
- Bank Street College Best Books of the Year list, 1995;
- IRA/CBC Children's Choice, 1996;
- Kansas Stare Reading Circle list, 1995-96;
- List of Virginia Young Readers Program, Virginia State Reading Association, 1996-97;
- Young Readers' Master List Program, Missouri State Reading Council Seal of Approval, 1998;
Wild Country:
- Best Books for Young Adults nominee, 1999.
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