David Lee Harrison (born March 13, 1937) is an American children's author and poet.

[1] Harrison's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers have been anthologized in more than 200 books, translated into twelve languages, sandblasted into a library sidewalk, painted on a bookmobile, and presented on television, radio, podcast, and video stream.

[2] David Harrison Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, is named after him.

[3] He has given keynote talks, college commencement addresses, and been featured at hundreds of conferences, workshops, literature festivals, and schools across America.

His poetry collections, Pirates (2003) and Crawly School for Bugs (2018), represented Missouri at the National Book Fair in Washington, D.C. Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Professional (with Timothy V. Rasinski and Mary Jo Fresch) (with Timothy V. Rasinski and Mary Jo Fresch) and Tim Rasinski) Tim Rasinski) (in process) Harrison and his wife Sandy live in Springfield, Missouri.