W R I T I N G

The Lucky Hat
Written by Matthew Henry Hall
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
(Grand Canyon Association/Grand Canyon Conservancy)

A children's picture book about a boy named Michael, a hat, and one gigantic canyon. Michael discovers many things while hiking the Grand Canyon, including the true meaning of luck.

This book, published by Grand Canyon National Park's Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC), can be purchased at GCC bookstores at Grand Canyon National Park, and at the Bright Side Bookshop in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona (928) 440-5041.

Phoebe and Chub
Written by Matthew Henry Hall
Illustrated by Sheila Aldridge
Rising Moon : Northland Publishing

* "Delightful"--NPR " * "Sure to become a favorite"--Salt Lake Tribune *
* Finalist for the Western Writer's of America Storyteller Award *

Phoebe, a treefrog, is writing a book with 3 rules:
1--Make Lots of Friends
2--Make Your Wishes Known
3--Enjoy Every Moment!

(32 pages, Full Color, For Ages 4 - 8)

This book is currently out of print, but copies are available at the various online book outlets.
In the not so distant future, a new edition is in the works to be released!

Border Songs
"What Coyote Brought"
Written and Read by Matthew Henry Hall (aka m. henry)

Border Songs, a benefit CD for the non-profit No More Deaths/ No Más Muertes features artists such as Calexico, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Amos Lee, Pete Seeger, and by some strange mistake, me! I wrote and recorded "What Coyote Brought," an original story for it under the name m. henry and had a blast recording the audio version where I do a number of voices. The CD SOLD OUT long ago, but I am still quite honored I got to be a part of it.

The Veridic Gardens of Effie Leroux
Written by Matthew Henry Hall
Illustrations by Joe Sorren

On December 9, 1904, Effie Leroux writes in her diary,"At age 56, a widow no less, I feel suddenly as if I'd just awakened . . . ." And so begins The Verdic Gardens of Effie Leroux, an illustrated, fictional narrative based on images from a mural by internationally acclaimed painter, Joe Sorren. Through scenes from the mural and excerpts from Effie’s diaries, books, speeches, and letters, readers will discover Effie, a wealthy American heiress, who falls in love with a renegade Brit who opens up to Effie a new world of radical politics and free love. But Effie has her own ideas, her own more subtle and far-reaching notions for reshaping society, her own garden revolution.

32 pages, Full-Color.

For more information, please send me a message: Contact Page.

Look Homeward, Aphid
Written by Matthew Henry Hall
Illustrated by Joe Sorren
Both the First and Second Editions are SOLD OUT. (dag!)

Guapo Y Fuerte
Text by Matthew Henry Hall
A celebration of lucha libre!
(Murphy Design Inc.)