Slingshot and Burp

Written by Richard Haynes

Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

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About the Creator(s)

Richard Haynes (1952–2024) grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, one of nine children. Every day of his boyhood was filled with adventure, much of it in the great outdoors. He was the author of Elephant Bowling and Other Animal Play and its companion book, Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use, both illustrated by Stephanie Laberis. In a starred review of Orangutan Hats, Kirkus Reviews predicted that readers would “devour this dynamic and informative explanation of the inventiveness to be found within the animal world.” Richard Haynes was also the author of the early chapter book Slingshot and Burp, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin, which Publishers Weekly described as “a boisterous tale that speaks to long summer days of (mostly) unfettered freedom.”

Stephen Gilpin has illustrated more than thirty books for children, including the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk? books by Lin Oliver. Stephen Gilpin lives in Kansas.