About Dave
Inspired by the lyrical genius of John Lennon, the nonsensical writings of Lewis Carroll, and the colorful magic of Walt Disney, I realized at a nearly age I would one day fulfill my dream and publish my writings and drawings.
Thus in 2004, I decided to write and draw for children. “Life is Good & Other Reasons For Rhyme” is the first of the “Life Is” series; with two additional title... More
Dave's Blog: Reasons for Rhyme - Recent Posts
| 9/23/2008 | Life is Good (0 Comments )
 Hello to all my friends,Four years ago I decided to become a Children's Writer/Illustrator.Since then I have published my first book, with another one near completion.I just finished illustrations for a clients book due out next month,and recently... Read the rest of this post |
| 9/8/2008 | Life is Good and other reasons for rhyme is now available (0 Comments )
 Hello to all my friends and hello to those who are not,I have exciting news!Life is Good and other reasons for rhyme is now available!Finally! You may purchase the book at most of the online retail stores.Amazon, Borders, Buy.com (good price)... Read the rest of this post |
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| Dave's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
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| There is 1 book in Dave's published works Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Life is Good and Other Reasons for Rhyme (Paperback, 2008) Author: Dave Manousos Illustrator: Dave Manousos |
Ages 4-8 | 03/05/2008 | |
Profile Comments
Comment by Diana Baird on 11/6/2009 10:33:12 AM:
Thanks Dave.
I just comissioned an illustrator for my new book but I will keep you in mind for others.
Thanks Dave.
I just comissioned an illustrator for my new book but I will keep you in mind for others.
Comment by Allyson Byrd on 9/28/2009 2:12:17 PM:
Hi Dave,
Glad that you liked my website. Thanks so much. I just got a chance to check out your website, it's great and your illustrations are wonderful!
Hi Dave,
Glad that you liked my website. Thanks so much. I just got a chance to check out your website, it's great and your illustrations are wonderful!
Comment by James Messer on 6/24/2009 3:42:55 PM:
Hi dave let me know what you think to my latest t-shirt design.
Hi dave let me know what you think to my latest t-shirt design.
Comment by Margaret Gray on 5/8/2009 8:04:07 PM:
WAY TO GO DAVE!!!
WAY TO GO DAVE!!!
Comment by Beverly McClure on 5/5/2009 8:44:31 PM:
Congratulations, Dave. SFC is a great magazine. Going over there now to read it.
Congratulations, Dave. SFC is a great magazine. Going over there now to read it.
Comment by Marilyn Panton on 5/4/2009 10:20:01 PM:
Hey Dave,
Way t o go! Following your dream and seeing such wonderful results is truly wonderful. I am so proud of you. Blessings.
Hey Dave,
Way t o go! Following your dream and seeing such wonderful results is truly wonderful. I am so proud of you. Blessings.
Comment by Wendy Whittingham on 5/4/2009 5:10:21 PM:
Very impressed Dave ...... you are truly an inspiration!
Very impressed Dave ...... you are truly an inspiration!
Comment by Donna Pellegata on 5/4/2009 4:09:26 PM:
Congratulations Dave, on a job well done!
Congratulations Dave, on a job well done!
Comment by Amanda Morter on 5/4/2009 2:22:46 PM:
Congrats! That is wonderful news.
Congrats! That is wonderful news.
Comment by Annie rondeau on 5/4/2009 12:45:51 PM:
Congratulation on your children magazine Interview. I checked out your web site and "life is good" serie and I have to admit you put a smile on my face. Your characters are amazing and vibrant and your writing is so alive. Good work !
I always had a passion for children books but still feel a ... more
I always had a passion for children books but still feel a ... more
Comment by Lori Adams on 5/4/2009 12:01:33 PM:
Wow, Dave. Life really is good.
Congrats, again.
;) Lori
Wow, Dave. Life really is good.
Congrats, again.
;) Lori
Comment by anita Martinez on 5/4/2009 10:07:10 AM:
Hey Dave, nice to see you! Seems ike you are doing GREAT!!!
Hey Dave, nice to see you! Seems ike you are doing GREAT!!!
Comment by ZooDoc Animal Lover on 5/4/2009 10:04:48 AM:
Featured Guest in the May issue of Stories for Children Magazine, eh? Good job! ZD
Featured Guest in the May issue of Stories for Children Magazine, eh? Good job! ZD
Comment by Ruby Emam on 4/28/2009 4:05:28 PM:
Dear Dave,
Please check out "The Little Black Fish" both for a wonderful story and amazing illustrations.
Dear Dave,
Please check out "The Little Black Fish" both for a wonderful story and amazing illustrations.
Comment by jescott bodkin on 4/9/2009 6:16:47 PM:
Hi Dave.
Though working on a big UK Literacy project at the moment, I have also made a start on an 'Alice in Wonderland' like book. Over 100 illustrations (mono) are done as they flowed first. I started to evolve story from the images and launched a web site that explored the story within them,... more
Though working on a big UK Literacy project at the moment, I have also made a start on an 'Alice in Wonderland' like book. Over 100 illustrations (mono) are done as they flowed first. I started to evolve story from the images and launched a web site that explored the story within them,... more
Comment by Gregory Gunther on 4/8/2009 1:46:10 PM:
Love the 'Party Penguins.
Love the 'Party Penguins.
Comment by Tinesha Hendrickson on 4/3/2009 3:14:51 PM:
Hi Dave,
My name is Tinesha, and I am an artist as well. I have also written a few manuscripts, and study computer arts. I would like to get my manuscripts published but have not a clue where to begin? What is the best advice you could give me?
Hi Dave,
My name is Tinesha, and I am an artist as well. I have also written a few manuscripts, and study computer arts. I would like to get my manuscripts published but have not a clue where to begin? What is the best advice you could give me?
Comment by Marilyn Panton on 4/2/2009 6:15:23 AM:
Congrats on your new book success! May it be the first of many successes for you. You must be thrilled! Awesome !
Marilyn
Congrats on your new book success! May it be the first of many successes for you. You must be thrilled! Awesome !
Marilyn
Comment by Jacqui Taylor on 4/2/2009 2:01:41 AM:
Hey Dave! Congrats! that's fantastic news.....
Best
Jacqui
Hey Dave! Congrats! that's fantastic news.....
Best
Jacqui
Comment by Beverly McClure on 4/1/2009 9:36:57 PM:
Awesome! Congratulations.
Awesome! Congratulations.
Comment by Eleanor Aspin on 4/1/2009 5:55:06 PM:
Hi, Dave,
congrats on the great review, and all the best in your endeavors.
ElAspin
Hi, Dave,
congrats on the great review, and all the best in your endeavors.
ElAspin
Comment by Julie S. Dobbins on 4/1/2009 2:42:11 PM:
Congratulations, Dave! That was a great review; may all your reviews be as favorable.
Congratulations, Dave! That was a great review; may all your reviews be as favorable.
Comment by Lori Adams on 4/1/2009 1:32:54 PM:
Congrats, Dave! I love to see hard work pay off. Looks like a great book. Be proud. You're living the dream.
Congrats, Dave! I love to see hard work pay off. Looks like a great book. Be proud. You're living the dream.
Comment by Dawn Matheson on 4/1/2009 1:23:13 PM:
Hi Dave! Congrats on your 5-star review! We hope to see your work in the Mom's Choice Awards this year. If you enter by 5/1 and use promo code EB-100, you'll save $100 on the entry fee. Keep up the good work!
Hi Dave! Congrats on your 5-star review! We hope to see your work in the Mom's Choice Awards this year. If you enter by 5/1 and use promo code EB-100, you'll save $100 on the entry fee. Keep up the good work!
Comment by Donna Pellegata on 4/1/2009 1:13:21 PM:
Hi Dave! Congratulations on your five star review! Well done!
Hi Dave! Congratulations on your five star review! Well done!
Comment by Susie Sawyer on 4/1/2009 12:13:59 PM:
Congratulations on your five-star review from The Children's Book Review! That's quite an honor, and much deserved!
Keep up the great work!
Susie Sawyer
www.susiesawyer.com
Congratulations on your five-star review from The Children's Book Review! That's quite an honor, and much deserved!
Keep up the great work!
Susie Sawyer
www.susiesawyer.com
Comment by Barbara Kennedy on 3/21/2009 7:25:57 PM:
I can't wait to get your book! I love the color and characters. I have a new grandson coming and I have a feeling he needs to have this book.
Barbara
I can't wait to get your book! I love the color and characters. I have a new grandson coming and I have a feeling he needs to have this book.
Barbara
Comment by valerie walsh on 3/11/2009 11:56:35 PM:
Thanks Dave! I have to give most of the credit to David Tobocman, he wrote the music, sang it and put all my pictures together, pretty cool :)
Thanks Dave! I have to give most of the credit to David Tobocman, he wrote the music, sang it and put all my pictures together, pretty cool :)
Comment by Beverly McClure on 3/11/2009 7:22:41 PM:
How exciting. I'll be watching for the magazine. Congrats.
How exciting. I'll be watching for the magazine. Congrats.
Comment by Eleanor Aspin on 3/10/2009 8:22:21 AM:
Hey, Dave, this is wonderful news. Another notch on the belt and step in the right direction. Congratulations!
ElAspin
Hey, Dave, this is wonderful news. Another notch on the belt and step in the right direction. Congratulations!
ElAspin
Comment by Diana Baird on 3/10/2009 8:21:46 AM:
Congrats! I will look forward to visiting Stories for Children Magazine and watching for your interview.
Congrats! I will look forward to visiting Stories for Children Magazine and watching for your interview.
Comment by Dawn Matheson on 3/10/2009 7:52:44 AM:
Hi Dave! Thanks for the update and congrats on being featured in StoriesForChildrenMagazine.org (SFC) - a great publication. Many of our Mom's Choice Awards Honorees have been covered by SFC. What a great honor! Congratulations!
Hi Dave! Thanks for the update and congrats on being featured in StoriesForChildrenMagazine.org (SFC) - a great publication. Many of our Mom's Choice Awards Honorees have been covered by SFC. What a great honor! Congratulations!
Comment by Marilyn Panton on 3/9/2009 9:26:47 PM:
Dave, Congrats on being interviewed in a children's magazine. I will certainly check it out. I love the way things are working out for you and wish you nothing but more success. Blessings to you.
Dave, Congrats on being interviewed in a children's magazine. I will certainly check it out. I love the way things are working out for you and wish you nothing but more success. Blessings to you.
Comment by Roz Alley on 3/9/2009 7:18:27 PM:
Congratulations, and happy spring to you Dave!
Congratulations, and happy spring to you Dave!
Comment by Charles Boone on 3/9/2009 2:43:26 PM:
Dave great job getting a piece in the mag. Keep up the good work and keep us informed.
Charlie
Dave great job getting a piece in the mag. Keep up the good work and keep us informed.
Charlie
Comment by Melinda Wright on 3/9/2009 1:53:50 PM:
Woohoo, You the man! Congrats on your story/interview in mag
Woohoo, You the man! Congrats on your story/interview in mag
Comment by ZooDoc Animal Lover on 3/9/2009 1:26:43 PM:
Good news on your announcement, Dave! Oh, I got an email from Paul. ;-) ZD
Good news on your announcement, Dave! Oh, I got an email from Paul. ;-) ZD
Comment by ANTHONY POLIZZI SR. on 3/9/2009 1:22:58 PM:
CONGRATS....SO SAYS THE BARBARIAN
CONGRATS....SO SAYS THE BARBARIAN
Comment by Donna Pellegata on 3/7/2009 3:41:49 PM:
Thank you so much Dave! That is very kind of you to say!
Thank you so much Dave! That is very kind of you to say!
Comment by irene brodsky on 3/6/2009 4:21:12 PM:
i would like to be one of your many friends. i am a poetess and author of Poetry Unplugged (outskirts press)
irene brodsky
i would like to be one of your many friends. i am a poetess and author of Poetry Unplugged (outskirts press)
irene brodsky
Comment by ZooDoc Animal Lover on 2/28/2009 10:43:56 AM:
Hey Dave, how cool and how coincidental is that? I emailed your brother Paul. Great musician! Life IS good!!! ZD
Hey Dave, how cool and how coincidental is that? I emailed your brother Paul. Great musician! Life IS good!!! ZD
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 2/21/2009 8:48:31 PM:
Oh cool, That's really good. It's hard to get a book published with them. They generally publish just nature. Your book must be very good. :)
Oh cool, That's really good. It's hard to get a book published with them. They generally publish just nature. Your book must be very good. :)
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 2/21/2009 8:28:21 PM:
Is Daydreams your own imprint? Dog-Eared Publications is almost in my backyard. I know they publish Nature books. What did you work on with them?
Is Daydreams your own imprint? Dog-Eared Publications is almost in my backyard. I know they publish Nature books. What did you work on with them?
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 2/21/2009 7:56:56 PM:
I love you illustration work.
I love you illustration work.
Comment by Tracy Jackson on 2/15/2009 12:24:15 PM:
Just wanted to say congrats on all the success!!
Just wanted to say congrats on all the success!!
Comment by JR Poulter on 2/13/2009 5:45:52 AM:
Great NEWS! Link it on JF!
Great NEWS! Link it on JF!
Comment by MA Schofstoll on 2/12/2009 6:15:50 PM:
I just received the news and my hats off to you. I wish you the best!!!!
Mona
I just received the news and my hats off to you. I wish you the best!!!!
Mona
Comment by Cheryl Cooney on 2/12/2009 5:37:03 PM:
Awesome !!!!! Lots of luck. I will keep an eye out for it !!!!
Awesome !!!!! Lots of luck. I will keep an eye out for it !!!!
Comment by Marcus Riedner on 2/12/2009 2:00:44 PM:
Good show on the review!
Good show on the review!
tree of Hearts is lovely Dave! :))