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A nationally recognized author, speaker, and historian, David writes enduring books of American history. His collaborators have included Pulitzer Prize-winners Joseph J. Ellis and James M. McPherson, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein, and President Jimmy Carter.
On this website, you can learn more about David and his books. You can watch or listen to interviews that he has given in the past and read his blog to follow his current work.
New This Fall
The
Carpenter’s
Gift
A Christmas Tale About the Rockefeller Center Tree
by David Rubel
Illustrated by Jim LaMarche
The Carpenter’s Gift captures two of New York City’s greatest traditions—the Rockefeller tree lighting and giving back to people in need—in a way that families can share together all year long.
—Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York
Through my support of Habitat for Humanity, I have seen all of the good that can happen when people work alongside each other to build something better. I see the same thread in The Carpenter’s Gift, a sweet story about a young boy whose life is changed when new friends help his family build a house.
—Susan Sarandon