Editing Lemony Snicket (section)

== As pen name ==
{{Main|Lemony Snicket bibliography}}
The name ''Lemony Snicket'' originally came from research from Handler's first book ''[[The Basic Eight]]''. Handler wanted to receive material from organizations that he found "offensive or funny" but did not want to use his real name, so he invented "Lemony Snicket" as a pseudonym.<ref name="Beatrice">[http://www.beatrice.com/interviews/handler/ The Beatrice Interview], beatrice.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.</ref> The name's similarity to [[Jiminy Cricket]] was "likely a [[Freudian slip]]".<ref>[http://www.lemony-snicket-stuff.com/daniel_handler_biography.html Handler biodata] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203024157/http://www.lemony-snicket-stuff.com/daniel_handler_biography.html|date=February 3, 2010}}, Lemony Snicket stuff. Retrieved January 15, 2016.</ref><!-- Handler described Jiminy Cricket as "exactly the kind of overly moralistic, cheerful narrator who I despise". (NO indication that he actually said this on the web) --> Handler told [[NPR]] in an interview that "the character of Lemony Snicket, this man who speaks directly to the reader and also who is tangentially involved in the stories that he's telling is really more of a character. We just thought it would be fun to publish the books under the name of this character."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/01/13/509587895/the-man-behind-lemony-snicket-talks-about-writing-for-kids-and-his-childhood-fea|title=The Man Behind Lemony Snicket Talks About Writing For Kids And His Childhood Fears|publisher=NPR|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> Handler has also written or contributed to other works under the Lemony Snicket persona that are not related to ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''. He has stated "there's a chance some other matters may take up Mr. Snicket's attention, that he may research and publish, but I'm always wary of making such promises".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5020000/newsid_5029000/5029046.stm|title=Newsround interviews Lemony Snicket|date=May 30, 2006|agency=BBC News|access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref>

Handler publishes most of his children's novels under the pen name, including the thirteen-book ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' series'','' the four-book ''[[All the Wrong Questions]]'' series, ''The Baby in the Manger'', ''[[The Composer Is Dead]]'', ''[[Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid]]'', ''[[The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming]]'', ''[[The Lump of Coal]]'', and ''[[13 Words]]''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-20-la-ca-conversation-20100620-story.html|title=The Sunday Conversation: With Daniel Handler|date=June 20, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 16, 2018|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/13-Words-by-Lemony-Snicket-3251751.php|title='13 Words,' by Lemony Snicket|last=Faust|first=Susan|date=September 26, 2010 |agency=SFGate|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

As Snicket, Handler wrote an [[Foreword|introduction]] and [[endnotes]] for ''[[The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily]]'' by Dino Buzzati, his favorite children's book,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cenewscenter.rutgers.edu/daniel-handler|title=Q&A with Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket), Bestselling Novelist and Upcoming Speaker at Rutgers University |publisher=Rutgers University |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> that referenced ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''. ''[[Noisy Outlaws|Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn't Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out]]'', a 2005 [[McSweeney's]] short story compilation, has an introduction and unfinished short story attributed to Lemony Snicket.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-18-bk-hamilton18-story.html|title=All this, and Lemony Snicket too|date=December 18, 2005|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

Snicket also wrote ''[[The Composer Is Dead]]'', a murder mystery designed to introduce young readers to the instruments of the orchestra; it was previously produced as an orchestral work by the [[San Francisco Symphony Orchestra]], with Handler narrating as Snicket, and a recording of the performance is to be included with every copy of the expanded book.<ref>[http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Parents/News/BookBuzz_SnicketSymphony_2006.htm HarperCollins Children's Books – Parents Book Buzz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927034523/http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Parents/News/BookBuzz_SnicketSymphony_2006.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}, harpercollinschildrens.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.</ref>

In 2013, Snicket wrote the introduction to the 1989–1990 edition of [[Fantagraphics Books]]' ''[[The Complete Peanuts]]'' series.