David Kirk (born 1955 in Ohio) is an American illustrator and author of children's books. He is the creator of the ''Sunny Patch'' brand, which includes a variety of products marketed by
Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
from 2003 to 2010, and thereafter by
Melissa and Doug
Melissa & Doug, LLC (formerly Lights, Camera, Interaction!, Inc) is an American manufacturer of children's toys,Scholastic.
Kirk's work has been adapted into a children's television show called ''
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'', sometimes shortened to ''Sunny Patch'', is a CGI-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana in association with AbsoluteDigital Pictures and Callaway Arts & Entertainment as a follow-up to ' ...
''. David created several other toy companies, including ''Ovicular Toyworks'' and ''Hoobert Toys''.
List of works
*''Miss Spider's Tea Party'' (1994)
*''Miss Spider's Wedding'' (1995)
*'' Miss Spider's Babies'' (1996)
*''Miss Spider's New Car'' (1997)
*''Miss Spider's ABC'' (1998)
*''Nova's Ark'' (1999)
*''Little Miss Spider'' (1999)
*''Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School'' (2000)
*''Little Miss Spider's Christmas Wish'' (2001)
*''Little Bird, Biddle Bird'' (2001)
*''Little Pig, Biddle Pig'' (2001)
*''Little Bunny, Biddle Bunny'' (2002)
*''Little Mouse, Biddle Mouse'' (2002)
*''Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'' (2004)
*''Nova the Robot, Twinkle Twinkle, Little Hedgehog'' (2005)
*''Nova the Robot Fixes His Spaceship'' (2005)
*''Nova the Robot Builds a Friend'' (2005)
*''The Listening Walk'' (2005)
*''Dashing Through the Snow'' (2005)
*''Nova the Robot, I Smell the Future'' (2006)
*''The Prince, the Princess, and the Bee'' (2008)
*''Oh So Tiny Bunny'' (2013)
*''Oh So Brave Dragon'' (2014)
*''Truckeroo School'' (2017)
*''A Lucky Day'' (2023)