Elissa Haden Guest is an American author of children's books. Her 2000 book ''Iris and Walter'' received a starred review from ''

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

''. Her parents were Peter Haden-Guest and Genia Pauline Hindes, also known as Jean Haden-Guest. Her brothers,

Christopher Guest Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948) is an American-British screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed, and starred in ...

and

Nicholas Guest Nicholas Haden-Guest (born May 5, 1951), known as Nicholas Guest, is an American actor who has appeared in various movie and television roles, including that of headmaster Patrick James Elliot in the teen sitcom ''USA High''. Since 2000, he has p ...

, work in the film industry.

Selected works

* ''Over the Moon''. William Morrow & Company, 1986. * ''Iris and Walter''. Illustrated by

Christine Davenier Christine Davenier is a French author and illustrator of children's books. She has illustrated a large number of books, the authors of which include Jack Prelutsky, Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, Madeleine L'Engle, and Juan ...

. Harcourt, 2000. * ''Iris and Walter: True Friends''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Gulliver Books, 2001. * ''Iris and Walter: The Sleepover''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Gulliver/Harcourt, 2002. * ''Iris and Walter and Baby Rose''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Harcourt Children's Books, 2002. * ''Iris and Walter and Cousin Howie''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Gulliver Books, 2003. * ''Iris and Walter: The School Play''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Gulliver/Harcourt, 2003. * ''Iris and Walter: Lost and Found''. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Gulliver Books, 2004. * ''Harriet’s Had Enough!'' Illustrated by Paul Meisel. Candlewick, 2009. * ''Who's My Cupcake?'' Illustrated by Marina Fedotova. Little Simon, 2011. * ''Bella's Rules''. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. Dial Books, 2013. * ''Baby Builders''. Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. Dial Books, 2020.

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Goodreads author profile

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