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Gerald Hausman
Gerald Andrews Hausman born October 13, 1945, is an award-winning storyteller and author of books about Native America, Animals, Mythology, and West Indian Culture. Gerald 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 Dorothy "Little" Hausman, Gerald grew up in New Jersey and Massachussetts before moving to New Mexico for college. Along with brother, Sid Hausman, a songwriter, entertainer and artist, Gerald attended New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico obtaining his B.A. in English Literature.

Gerald married Loretta "Lorry" Wright and moved to Tesuque, New Mexico, raising two daughters, Hannah and Mariah. During that time, Gerald worked as as poetry teacher, editor, publisher and English teacher in nearby Santa Fe, and went on to found the Blue Harbour School of Creative Writing on the former estate of playwright Noel Coward in Port Maria, Jamaica. . He has also served as Poet-in-residence at Central Connecticut State University as well as at several public schools.

Gerald’s most recent published 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, The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis with a forward by Joe Medicine Crow, and Timeswimmer, the story of a young Jamaican boy, Luke, who befriends an ancient storytelling sea turtle, Odysseus.

Gerald 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, and American Library Association to name a few. In 1994, Gerald and Lorry moved to Bokeelia, Florida on Pine Island, where they currently work and reside.

Awards
During his career, Gerald has been the recipient of several honors and awards from theAmerican Folklore Society, Bank Street College of Education, American Library Association, the International Reading Association and Parents' Choice Award, as well as the Union College Poetry Prize.

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 Berkshire Anthology (with David Silverstein), 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

Stargazer (audio), Sunset, 1991

Turtle Dream, Mariposa, 1991

Turtle Island Alphabet, St. Martin’s Press, 1992

Turtle Island Alphabet (audio), Sunset, 1992

The Gift of the Gila Monster, Simon & Schuster, 1993

Ghost Walk, Mariposa, 1993

Ghost Walk (audio), Sunset, 1993

Native American Animal Stories (audio), Sunset, 1993

Navajo Nights (audio), Sunset, 1993

Tunkashila, St. Martin’s Press, 1993

Wilderness (with Roger Zelazny), Tor Books, 1994

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

African American Alphabet (with Kelvin Rodriques), St. Martin’s Press, 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), Simon & Schuster, 2000

The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Orchard Books, 2001

Tom Cringle (Book Two), Simon & Schuster, 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

Castaways: Stories of Survival, Greenwillow, 2003

The Jacob Ladder (with Uton Hinds), Scholastic paperback, 2003

60 Visions (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2005

Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit, Irie Books, 2005

The Turquoise Horse,(audio) Irie Books, 2006

Three Little Birds (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2006

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

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